beethoven is for. plato is for the. beethoven distrusts claim is for the beethoven 2020 the 250th anniversary here on the air. we're drawn in. whatever i like advantage. and these days are eco friendly right. as it is class day every day so clothing that we buy or wear contributes massively to the pollution of al gore's his. her

style factories are still poisoning the controversy how can that be and how those toxic substances end up in a food. a new branch of clothing chain primal opens in the german city of bone hunters out how some folks. and certain other climate protestors live a better life without prime out they chant. but there's no spoiling the party atmosphere inside and shopping at prime og has its advantages. yes it's unbeatable in terms of value for money you get really nice

things super cheap and markets to think can i go on to become what they need to close a perfect fool can i gotten it doesn't matter if the children get into a mess. so let's take the time out principle to the extreme we offer these close to the conflict for free but there is a crisis which gets paid here and now aquarium which and our experiment stands for the rivers in asia and this bottle of liquid represents the dollars that run into the hoosier on. that's cool is what i have to do. you can pull this poison into the fish tank christian. right and oh they're living creatures i can't do that because you know the symbol suggested something poisonous i don't want to pour that in with the fish. so i'm definitely going to take that for daddy and let's find out whether catches it's right here. ok then ok maybe not . want to do it why not because they're animals they're living creatures seriously

if not i've been asked maybe the same thing happens when clothes are manufactured but you don't see it it's not like you're doing it yourself. all just panic mongering. the high street stores would no doubt see it that way times have changed they say the production of their clothing is now sustainable. eco friendly. and states water. we want to know the truth. we begin with there's either family in the town of met none in western germany that fairly typical shoppers benny in vincent or just most labels. mom and dad just want to be well dressed for their daughters a fear fashion is very important. we want to look at the process used to die clothes. did you know it takes an average of 6 liters of water

and died to color just one long sleeve top die to us packed full of chemicals. so that that's bad plants and animals could die and plenty of those 50 feet off it's really a lot when you think of the masses of clothes that are made and how much water that consumes and the waste water that results in fear. but there's more waste water to come the tough still needs to be rented and that's just one item what if they add up all their clothes. each one weighs the contents of the closet because in practice the calculations are done keyless every kilo requires 20 liters of water visits and so far i've got 30 kilos of clothing. that is not i don't wear many of these things too small for me but i think one day maybe i'll fit into them again. because things add up over the years it's

mom who has the most clothes the family wardrobe weighs in at nearly 200 kilos we'll rounded up a some closer in storage and others are in the wash severe calculates a total of $520.00 tubs of water and die and that's just one family. what happens to that. we pay a visit to bangladesh the world's 2nd biggest textile producer after china back into ash is said to have significantly modernized its production methods but only after disaster struck in april 2013 the rana plaza factory collapsed killing over 1100 people allegations surfaced that many factories cut corners on safety to satisfy international demands for cheap curbs western companies who have the goods made here felt compelled to take action. many join the act initiative

only to work with factories that meet standards on wages safety and the environment . the bangladesh garment association lists factories that meet the required standards. we visited one of them never capital dhaka. the mattel a factory produces closer brands such as c.n.a. h. and m. and zara all according to strict environmental standards the company tells us they made a major investment. from all side we need to. give for the next generation. for the future. imagine commit ashes as his modern water purification system. instead of pumping the westminster from the dying process into the river its 1st purified but has it paid off for the factory. this is very unfortunate yes we are not getting any single

penny added this is this will be different actually from the point of view should add because this is the green factory. we. invested a lot. of. what in the company's customers have to say about us. see in a confirms what we were told that material all investments must be calculated by the factories and reflected in the prices charged for the products. h. and m. refused to tell us what percentage of the cost it passed to ensure production standards here are environmentally friendly zara didn't apply in all. the western brands make demands but it's the factories in bangladesh that bear the cost. and is the system even working we decided to take a closer look at the rivers in dhaka. we. buy the dallas we're a river we need sherman and to steam some of the lost fishermen here. they tell us

that the fish have long since disappeared from other brothers and that even here there's very little left since the textile factories arrived they say more than 4000 fisherman have been put out of work. it turned out years ago the water was good for thousands of fish since the factories arrived it's got bad. you know fish no money and not enough to eat. many people here have factually nothing. and it's not only the fishing industry that's taking a hit we're on our way to see an environmental activist who explains moon. to mars and tells us that the repercussions of the pollution are huge our people's lives depend on what a start we're going to have for the how to best for the water to the build up of the lens of the soil the overall picture to the whole country all the way but it's all the details out of having polluting materials there and in making girl

story help tell there are still the people. the fisherman want to show us the cause . the problem waste water pipes from the textile factories we see them everywhere emptying straight into the river. the water looks dirty and gives off a strong chemical odor. we take samples at random locations both on the terrace warry and another river we want to get the water tested for heavy metals and have the oxygen content checked. but we're not optimistic these bubbles coming to the surface are found smelling gases. 2 weeks later back in germany we have an appointment with the world wide fund for nature the test results confirm our suspicions the textile industry in bangladesh is poisoning the reverse. data flows this complex hold on to the one where there is completely dead and the other almost dead in the case of the ones pulled the values are 100 times higher than what

a river here in europe would have. to be at the g.o.p. in yo and that lasik you means that there's no oxygen left at it at all. so no question life can survive in the water plants and of course people shouldn't drink the water either and it's thinking despite improvements in bangladesh the underlying problems have clearly not gone away in other parts of asia the textile industry also pumps as waste water into the rivers every day one day the rivers might be red another blue or purple. in many areas the ground water is not suitable for drinking purposes. any as it gets history cattle farming. and for growing fruit vegetables and other crops. some of which can end up in europe in supermarkets.

inspectors from the european rapid let system to food that's found produce from asia containing toxins. there are also found in the textile industry such as cadmium chromium and lead. up and i didn't know that there's there's also a terrible just wrong turn on my app and i guess if we're lucky we get produce grown in germany just like you not have heard about us difficult with ginger but you get that when you are at many girls in asia but experts are warning of a bigger problem the lack of clean water could destroy entire societies and make parts of the wild uninhabitable just look to go must be was full of the was and mass migration with people fleeing water pollution and water shortages. this is many don't realize this is a major problem coming our way so much. the needed fabric start is an international

trade fair for the textile industry it attracts bias from all brands launch and small much of what is on display here will be later sold by spray as all of a diesel and by discount us like little here too we encounter a lot of green slogans we need to put or buy you have to sell what you have to make profits long look or this is a no children will be showing ration care all those figures know what to do drink. orders hoping. to be closed that's what we do. but just doesn't match reality. says your controller he spent years working in fashion management now he's a university professor he says it's still money that drives the industry only now it has a green sheen. or the name hammock on stuff companies have realized that this is a market with a future and their green products are ones that appear to be green can increase sales will go forward now how disgusting ability has become

a business model and it has very little to do with the idea of consuming less and being more responsible with our resources again have to communicate that to. an unsettling thought because the use of dice is king for the world of fashion the textile industry produces 20 percent of the world what is special that makes it the 2nd biggest consumer and punisher of well sure. but why is so little changing and bangladesh for example after all numerous factories say that cleaned up their act we talked to want to con a mass to study the country's textile industry. these types of factories are very limited in number at the essel fall and majority of the factories still using raw materials from textiles. which are not a comply with environmental standards. even companies that install water treatment systems don't always use them as they're expensive to run one of the fear of these

factories is that if one factory follow and other fetid doesn't follow doles which doesn't follow will be profitable bitter profitable barely those which follow so the easy dilemma among the fact is that the others would get benefit because of devin's of of the law. so when western clothing brands talk about environmental standards and water treatment it doesn't necessarily mean much working to visit a factory that isn't using a water treatment system that doesn't take long to track one down we book an appointment. curious to know what clothing brand is the fact it works well if. this is the owner of the business we tell them what design is from germany he shows us his factory and his water treatment system which is switched off. and yes there are plenty of fabrics being died in. the

directive doesn't see it as a problem he wants to discuss details of a business deal a deal that isn't actually allowed. manufacturers that want to export to the west are supposed to be listed with the bangladesh exporters association which in turn ensures labor and environmental standards are upheld. but the factory owner knows a workaround we simply have to sign a contract with a different company which unlike his is a member of the cessation it will then pass the order on to him we do that all the time he says. later we learned that the authorities have officially shut down the star house for violating environmental standards clearly to no effect since the factory continues to pollute. yeah. back in germany we still have no proof that the official said factory could

actually pull off the proposed workaround. but then we get a message from the diehards it looks like we're in business it includes the name of the other factory that we're to sign a contract with. that was called sham october garments ltd. that's the good company the one that allegedly has a certificate for europe. and sure enough the company is listed with a textile association and fulfills all the requirements for labor standards and environmental regulations on its website we find a list of the international customers that works with. these include taco and and things family. the factory looks exemplary so we'll go for a dirty deal we asked for a quotation of 5000 pairs of pants and mention the diehards we visited in bangladesh. shock to reply saying they worked with all the any little tin and yes

the dealers no problem mokhtar mood so the pants but the factory we visited will die the fabric without a functioning water treatment system and officially shut down by the authorities. at this point we break of the deal the problem has become clear. western clothing brands may say that they only work with certified companies but those companies may in turn pass on some of the work to other firms that do not observe environmental standards we can from the brands that work was shut down. all the illegal tell us they're not currently working with the company. and stings family rights we have a sworn statement both from importer and from a supplier that. and sting's family garments are only tied and processed in certified dye houses. tucker

confirms that it supplier does indeed cooperate with illegal di houses but allegedly not when it comes to garments for tucker our supplies are checked every 3 months and their suppliers at least once a year. the companies deny all involvement in unsound business practices but as out spirit showed the system can easily be exploiters in the light of struggling fishermen the pollution rivers any assessment we received from experts it's clear that happens a lot. it doesn't help that the big western brands pressure the factories to keep their prices low. and heat is on them in countries not every company can resist the pressure of observer shadow your accounting practices lying and deceit become widespread. just all the producers can keep going and still retain their certification. for the tent by the english that says i'm. back to the cedar family . so they know now that dying clothes involves toxic chemicals but is it really

necessary to die so much stuff it depends on how much clothing meaning that we set up a symbolic closet made up of 10 boxes in a trance represents 10 percent of the wardrobe so what percentage of they would rob the most germans where regularly. what are the c.d.'s think. the family soon comes to a decision that people don't actually need that much they reckon 3 boxes that's about 30 percent in reality it's just 20 percent that means that 80 percent of clothes in the closet and not worn them as the big we all tend to wear things we like if i buy something what are the chances all wear it given how much i already have oh. and look at what them for. now we asked the cedars to clear out their closets with again and sophia's room. but look if you go out you have

a lot of. oh i thought a lot of it i don't wear anymore i think you know i think you need to wear out a few things 1st you're constantly buying new clothes you can possibly wear all the things you have here. that's why i've sorted them out. we tell each one to checks with their closets asking do i wear that piece a plaything often not so much. that's only what. i would not all but it's what i wear off and. i'm not about these things. knowing that but this is what i wear most and so on. many times the few things that he wears all the time after 3 or 4 days i said ok that pillow his dirty and needs washing he doesn't vary his clothes much so he doesn't need much.

so we're scared we want to pick up the things that they don't really need. and he takes a fierce box with us for our fashion professor to have a look at. what does he think. of the good going to shoppers are clearly like shopping. these are meant to be read to. you i don't go. but then you're not in these are the young people of course tend to go for extremely cheap clothes. german market is very much divided on cost but we mustn't forget that on average every german spends $900.00 euros a year on clothes that spread of course across the different regions and levels of income that we are. true in europe through much of the british consume more than we do so we're not exactly role models when you look at the global comparison or even when you compare us to other big industrial nations. we're actually the victims of

our own prosperity. that we have nothing better to do than go shopping. so if we're the victims who are the perpetrators could they be here in the shopping malls the clothing chains with that constant cycle of new styles and cut price. trading industry sales have doubled since the year 2000 and. one of the reasons. the entire process from initial design to sewing dying and rinsing in asia to a sale here in germany can now take as little as $12.00 to $14.00 days that allows fashion giants like zara to bring out a whopping $24.00 new collections a year the latest trends every 2 weeks. this also increases the pressure on manufacturers an asia we're on the way to another factory in bangladesh with a long standing tradition fiona has been in the textile business for 30 years

leaving dyeing selling and knitting mama taught him says there are now knots of regulations and he fulfills them all but he also says it's getting increasingly difficult because his western buyers drive a hot dog and. 2 men build these all of safety we need extra money everybody everybody but from the bottom of site everybody sees all the big news there. price and lust 5 to 6 yes they because their prize. the 1st assault is from one constant it's a major company that operates in germany too but to avoid repercussions we've agreed not to share the name. he gets 27 percent less money now than he did 3 years ago for the same order they were in the interval to give me one. should meet

their target price others will not get the order so sometimes. we. will definitely weaken the met their target price but some sometimes we are giving lost theirs the target price or. in most cases he makes a loss but can at least pay his workers the workers for the western companies are allegedly so concerned about. so we ask the companies what they pay and wonder dash . h. an abscess the h. and m. group pays no less than it did in previous years. right we cannot affirm that our purchasing prices have gone down generally. c.n.a. says the prices paid for sina garments produced in bangladesh have dropped slightly . but the company argues that it now orders more than previously and has invested in training in bangladesh we got no reply to it from only

a little primer sarra ok. perhaps for good reason we consult european statistics and figures put out by the bangladesh text on association both confirm a clear downward trend in wholesale prices for every $100.00 kilos of clothing companies now pay 57 dollars less than in 2014 that's according to your us that prices are being pushed down and bangladesh and as a result closed now cost less here in germany than they did 10 years ago. so how much can we buy for 50 euros we'll take the things back afterwards we go shopping at 4 big clothing chains each time our 50 euros takes us on long way. primal comes in top. trees where says one skirt and 3 pairs of pants. the others as they bring in between 4 and 7 garments for 50 euros. no

wonder our clothes at the full. final question to visitors. what percentage of new clothes do they think ends up in the garbage within one year. many events and think it's about 4 or 5 boxes worth 40 or 50 percent of the parents guess that in germany about 30 percent of new clothing is discarded with in a year. in reality it's actually 60 percent. it would have i would only look at ation m. or elsewhere and see how many clothes they have you want to who's going to wear all that demand if you have to ask why the textile industry doesn't just produce less. and why they can't estimate more accurately how much will actually be sold the most that. the 60 percent includes overproduction and faulty goods that never go on sale textile be something fans are drowning in clogs this one alone receives 70 tons of

stuff every day from across germany much of it is any suitable for cleaning ranks or ends up in the incinerator as the quality is too poor the opposition to the figure and i'm but it's obvious that people just aren't thinking anymore about where their clothes come from how is it being produced are the working conditions fair and sustainable us. experts say that even if new production ceased in tiny we would still have enough to clothe the entire global population for 10 to 15 years. tossed in secure has worked here for nearly 20 years and knows that england is what's worth recycling. more material you have highly fashionable items this jacket is new noise about. getting the things children's clothes the cheapo brit brand new designer clothes like these hugo boss parents against her support letting us from another well known brand. would go on you find yourself thinking.

well it's a break that we benefit from the stuff like that but if people are buying things and then throwing them away without ever having worn out the bill or they're just too well off it's. almost new. we can tell. it doesn't mean we have to stop loving fashion or nice clothes it just means that when we treat ourselves to something new we need to appreciate it. the solution is to value what we have to buy less and as a result to waste less. to safeguard the future of our planet. and the people living in countries like bangladesh. place.

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