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Denim Pollution In Xintang- The Blue Jean Capital Of The World

April 27th, 2010 by Sandeep Agarwal | No Comments | Filed in Environment

CNN reports that the  Pearl river on the banks of Chinese town of Xintang  in Guangzhou– also known as the Blue Jean capital of the world - looks like this when seen from a satellite.. The river  has actually turned blue black with a large portion of denim production wastes being discarded into the river. The town is an amalgamation of thousands of textile, denim and dyeing facilities. The denim is also being made here by traditional dyeing methods where cotton yarns are ...Read More

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