Latest news with #textiles
CTV News
2 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Don't throw it out, city wants Worn or Torn in Byron donation drive
A new partnership at city hall is trying to keep textiles out of local landfills. CTV London's Bryan Bicknell has more on the materials staff are looking for.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Chile targets fast fashion waste with landmark desert cleanup plan
In a dusty corner of the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, mounds of used clothes are scattered across the sand, where they sit, bleached and tattered, under the sun. As the sea mist drifts over a high coastal plateau above the city of Iquique in Chile's far north, the breeze rustles plastic bags bursting with second-hand clothing. Piles of garments stretch into the distance: consignments of nursing uniforms, shipments of shoes, bundles of work overalls and last season's fast fashion discards, high street tags still attached. But Chile's government has taken a decisive step towards addressing the environmental crisis which has beset the Atacama Desert. This week, the country's environment ministry announced that it had added textiles as a 'priority' category to its extended producer responsibility law, paving the way for importers to be made responsible for the waste produced by the thousands of tonnes of used clothing brought into Chile each year. Importers are now obliged to report the clothing they bring into the country, and further regulations will be added to the bill shortly. Chile's government will also publish a public policy specifically targeting textiles and their place in the circular economy. One of its goals will be to eradicate textile dumps in the Atacama Desert. According to government data, more than 90% of textiles sold in Chile are imported, making the South American country the world's fourth-largest importer of second hand clothing. The government calculates that Chile imports 123,000 tonnes of used clothing every year, with the effects felt most acutely in the north of the country – where the situation in the Atacama Desert has won global attention. 'This would spur a new consumer culture, as companies would be required to offer repair, reuse, and recycling services,' said Beatriz O'Brien, the national coordinator for NGO Fashion Revolution. 'It is a step toward a transition from a linear economy of production, consumption, and disposal to a circular economy for textiles and clothing in the country.' Global textile production is projected to grow from the 109m tonnes manufactured in 2020 to 145m tonnes in 2030. In Chile, people use an average of 32kg of textiles, contributing to 572,000 tonnes of textile waste per year in the country. Every day, tonnes of clothing arrive duty-free at the freeport in Iquique as giant plastic-wrapped bales, where they are sliced open and sorted into categories by a migrant workforce. The best clothes, often in near-pristine condition, are sold in outlet stores built into the narrow rows of warehouses at the freeport, or sent to Chile's capital, Santiago, for resale. Some are even bailed up and sent back to the US to be resold. The rest winds its way in a convoy of small trucks up to Alto Hospicio, a poor city sprawling across the plateau above Iquique, where the clothes are incorporated into a seemingly endless cycle of resale and reuse. At La Quebradilla, one of the country's largest open-air markets, vendors sell clothes for small amounts of cash, while the least desirable items are often slung out in the Atacama Desert. Some are then burned, with thick plumes of black smoke spiralling skyward from a messy dump on a high plateau outside Alto Hospicio. But after several years of research, Chile's government has managed to add textiles to its extended responsibility law. Many countries have similar legislation, but Chile's, in force since 2017, had only made producers responsible for recycling goods in several categories, including, tires, batteries, oils and plastic packaging. 'The inclusion of textiles in the [producer responsibility law] will establish the obligations of producers, who will no longer be able to disregard the environmental impacts of unused textiles,' said Chile's environment minister Maisa Rojas. 'The successful application of the law will allow us to address the lack of regulation for the industry, which has generated huge quantities of waste and affects the quality of life for people and the environment.' The best public interest journalism relies on first-hand accounts from people in the know. If you have something to share on this subject you can contact us confidentially using the following methods. Secure Messaging in the Guardian app The Guardian app has a tool to send tips about stories. Messages are end to end encrypted and concealed within the routine activity that every Guardian mobile app performs. This prevents an observer from knowing that you are communicating with us at all, let alone what is being said. If you don't already have the Guardian app, download it (iOS/Android) and go to the menu. Select 'Secure Messaging'. SecureDrop, instant messengers, email, telephone and post See our guide at for alternative methods and the pros and cons of each.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
‘Every sock, T-shirt, towel, and sheet': Don't throw it out, city wants Worn or Torn in Byron donation drive
A new partnership at city hall is trying to keep textiles out of local landfills. CTV London's Bryan Bicknell has more on the materials staff are looking for.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
1 Volatile Stock to Target This Week and 2 to Think Twice About
A highly volatile stock can deliver big gains - or just as easily wipe out a portfolio if things go south. While some investors embrace risk, mistakes can be costly for those who aren't prepared. At StockStory, our job is to help you avoid costly mistakes and stay on the right side of the trade. That said, here is one volatile stock with massive upside potential and two that might not be worth the risk. Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.23 Bringing transparency to a sometimes opaque process, CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) is a digital marketplace where auto dealers can connect with potential customers and where car buyers can browse, purchase, and obtain financing. Why Are We Hesitant About CARG? Increasing competition is redirecting attention to other platforms as it failed to grow its paying dealers over the last two years Anticipated sales growth of 6.1% for the next year implies demand will be shaky Earnings growth over the last three years fell short of the peer group average as its EPS only increased by 5.8% annually CarGurus is trading at $32.10 per share, or 11.9x forward EV/EBITDA. To fully understand why you should be careful with CARG, check out our full research report (it's free). Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.15 Founded in 1895, Albany (NYSE:AIN) is a global textiles and materials processing company, specializing in machine clothing for paper mills and engineered composite structures for aerospace and other industries. Why Are We Out on AIN? Annual revenue growth of 3% over the last five years was below our standards for the industrials sector Day-to-day expenses have swelled relative to revenue over the last five years as its operating margin fell by 9 percentage points Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were much less profitable, as its earnings per share fell by 5.6% annually Albany's stock price of $67.96 implies a valuation ratio of 10.9x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than AIN. Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.88 Listed on the NASDAQ in 2008, Primoris (NYSE:PRIM) builds, maintains, and upgrades infrastructure in the utility, energy, and civil construction industries. Why Does PRIM Stand Out? Impressive 16.2% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it's winning market share this cycle Sales pipeline is in good shape as its backlog averaged 148% growth over the past two years Earnings per share grew by 27% annually over the last two years, massively outpacing its peers At $73.62 per share, Primoris trades at 16.5x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it's free. The market surged in 2024 and reached record highs after Donald Trump's presidential victory in November, but questions about new economic policies are adding much uncertainty for 2025. While the crowd speculates what might happen next, we're homing in on the companies that can succeed regardless of the political or macroeconomic environment. Put yourself in the driver's seat and build a durable portfolio by checking out our Top 9 Market-Beating Stocks. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 183% over the last five years (as of March 31st 2025). Stocks that made our list in 2020 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+1,545% between March 2020 and March 2025) as well as under-the-radar businesses like the once-micro-cap company Kadant (+351% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free. Find your next big winner with StockStory today. Find your next big winner with StockStory today Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Guardian
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Heartbreak High's Chloé Hayden: ‘I left the op-shop bawling my eyes out'
In a bunker in Sydney's north-west, the Heartbreak High actor Chloé Hayden poses on a white circular plinth. Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan – one of Hayden's favourite artists – is playing on repeat, and the revolving floor beneath her is surrounded by objects: an old wooden rocking horse, a tattered teddy and a pair of embroidered suede Miu Miu boots. Hayden is filming a video for a new exhibition at the Powerhouse museum, one she has co-curated about textural objects. Every object in the exhibition has been selected by the 27-year-old from the Powerhouse's vast collection. 'All of the objects here represent me in some form – the cows are my favourite,' she says, referring to ornate miniature cattle dating back to the 1870s, made from papier-mache, beeswax and cow hair. 'It's very common for autistic people to build connections with inanimate objects, and these cows are very similar to the toy animals I have at home.' The fragile figurines will be on display in a new exhibition series titled Powerhouse Materials. Hayden is the inaugural guest curator for the series, which showcases a fraction of the items from the 500,000-plus objects in the museum's collection. Hayden was given the theme 'textiles'; later in the year, children's author Andy Griffiths will curate an iteration with the theme 'paper'. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Hayden spent a month working with the museum to whittle down a long list of objects to 17 items, including a child's Annie Oakley costume from the 1950s and a silk chiffon Barrier Reef dress and accompanying seaweed cape by the fashion designer Linda Jackson. It's Hayden's first time working with an institution on a project of this scale. 'Chloé is an activist and advocate for many things, including her personal style and sensibility,' says Clare Holland, director of program at the Powerhouse. 'Her unique way of engaging with the world has shaped the materials she has chosen.' Hayden, who is nominated for a silver Logie this year for best supporting actress as Heartbreak High's Quinni, frequently shares TikTok videos of her colourful and textural outfits, as well as her experiences with autism, ADHD and chronic illness. Quinni has been a 'huge part of my identity', says Hayden, 'but it's one facet'. 'I feel like I wear many faces. The one I know – that my family, husband and friends know – isn't the face the public knows. This is Chloé,' she says, gesturing to her clothing and the items around her. Since finishing filming the third and final season of Heartbreak High (out later this year), Chloé is reconnecting with her first love, horses, on her farm in regional Victoria. Hayden says horse riding was her 'whole identity' before the Netflix series. 'Now no one even knows that about me.' One of the Powerhouse collection items she has chosen to represent her country lifestyle is a men's Driza-Bone jacket, gifted to the museum in 1994. 'My first Driza-Bone was one my mum wore when she was a little girl … I wear one every winter when I ride my horse.' She competes in an equestrian sport called Extreme Cowboys. 'The best way I can describe it is like an agility course for dogs – but you're on a 500-kilo animal. You have to do the obstacles as fast as you can, as accurately as you can,' she says. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion Her mother, Sarah Hayden, who wrote Parenting Different about raising neurodiverse children, runs an equine therapy clinic. In the book, her daughter writes that 'riding with a group of 'cowboys', who … only judged me on how I rode and loved my horse, gave me a time in my week to stop masking and just be Chloé'. Embracing her special interests – animals, horse riding, fashion – come through in the items she has selected, such as a skin-tight green Jordan Gogos outfit made of fabric scraps. 'I think fashion should be fun,' she says. 'We play dress-ups as kids and we forget how to play dress-ups when we grow up.' Today she's wearing an embellished halterneck and miniskirt by Camilla, created in collaboration with Wicked the Musical. Another connecting thread is toys and childhood nostalgia. For the exhibition, Hayden chose a Japanese teddy from 1927, a Mickey Mouse soft toy and a silk-printed teddy bear backpack designed by Akira Isogawa. She says she gets emotionally attached to toy animals. At home, Hayden has accumulated 140 model horses by Breyer and Schleich – a collection only outdone by her teddy bears. 'I have 150 of them,' she says. 'When I was 18 I went to an op-shop and found this mangled teddy bear deer. He was missing an eye and his ear was off, but I had to have him. 'I left the op-shop bawling my eyes out. My mum, knowing what I was like, drove an hour back to the op-shop just so I could pay the lady 50 cents and take this deer home.' She still has the op-shop deer. 'Once they come home with me they never leave, that's why I have 150.' Overall, the Powerhouse exhibition is a way for Hayden's fans to see all her passions together, in material form and not just in a 30-second reel. 'I think there are definitely things that people who don't know me intimately would go, 'That's an interesting choice' but people that know me would go, 'This is the most Chloé exhibit you could ever think of.'' Powerhouse Materials: Textiles is at Powerhouse Castle Hill from 28 June to 9 November
