Black Ink Rivers: A Ghastly Consequence of the Dye Industry
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Bangladesh is the largest garment manufacturer in the world, pumping out over $34 billion dollars worth of clothing materials in 2019. Once beautiful and flowing exotic rivers have become polluted, stagnant, toxic, and oddly enough, black as ink rivers. The World Bank has identified 72 toxic chemicals that are readily released into the waterways of Bangladesh on a daily basis. The factories themselves are poorly managed, and the safety standards are lacklustre to say the least. The Bangladesh government has been addressing the issue, including updating conservation and environmental laws, imposing fines on polluters.