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I just saw this pics of the most dirty river in the world, the "Citarum" river in West Java, Indonesia.

 

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What happens when nine million people throw their trash in a river, and corporations use it to dump hazardous waste? It becomes like the Citarum in West Java, Indonesia – choked with plastic, loaded with chemicals and human waste. A generation ago, the Citarum River was a peaceful waterway where wildlife enjoyed the clean, fresh water and villagers caught fish and made a living off the rice paddies.

 

The villagers can’t make money off of fishing anymore, so they’ve turned to picking through the trash that floats on the surface to find items that can be sold or traded. Rapid industrialization in the ‘80s is what led to this: more than 500 factories line the banks of the 200-mile river, many of them leaking textile treatment chemicals into the water. The trash that floats on top is the result of the lack of a trash pickup service in the area. All of the houses, factories, and other buildings along the river pour human waste into it for lack of anyplace else to put it.

 

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At least the Asian Development Bank approved a $500 million loan for cleaning up the river :/

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lol  how this hapened now seriously?

 

Read the 1st line of the quote:

 

nine million people throw their trash in a river, and corporations use it to dump hazardous waste

 

Its unbelievable.

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