The Fashion Industry's Dirty Secret: The World's Most Polluted River in Indonesia

The Citarum river in Indonesia is the world’s most polluted river. A reporter teamed up with international scientists to investigate the causes and consequences of this pollution. One of the main polluters is the fashion industry: 500 textile factories throw away their wastewater directly into the Citarum river.

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