Every year, U.S. consumers throw out more than 34 billion pounds of used textiles. Of that, consumers with higher incomes generate about 76 percent more clothing waste than those with lower incomes, according to Boston University’s School of Public Health. Once discarded, 66 percent of these textiles are sent to landfills to decompose (some quickly, … Read more
Menaka Jayakody and Alexander Nielsen are in their happy place as they water plants on a plot of land in Shek O, a sleepy seaside village on Hong Kong Island. Growing among mango trees are herbs such as oregano, basil, dill and a robust curry leaf tree along with patches of potatoes, tomatoes, black maize, … Read more
It may sound like a holiday from hell to some, but Hong Kong people love to travel not just with their children but with their parents in tow. The latter are often the ones paying for the holiday. And we will be seeing more of these “multigenerational trips” in the coming year, according to the … Read more
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However, when handling the operations of these events, Choy and her friends quickly realised how tiresome the process was: “It wasn’t straightforward at all, a lot of manual work had to be done.” She gave the example of reselling an old book. Before listing the item, the team needs to identify the publisher and genre, … Read more
Last Updated:December 13, 2024, 16:22 IST The car features an innovative battery system with high-performance liquid-cooled cylindrical cells and cutting-edge axial-flux motors. the Vision One-Eleven showcases the brand’s iconic One-Bow design, a symbol of 21st-century luxury. Mercedes-Benz has revealed its latest concept car, the Vision One-Eleven, at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in … Read more
Continental is increasing the proportion of recycled plastic bottles in its tyres. A leading tyre manufacturer for the last 172 years, it has recently converted a factory to use polyester fabric made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). In so doing, it has increased the recycled content of its tyre lines by an average of 3%. … Read more
RECYCLING BOSS: Fashion giant Hugo Boss is making further steps toward meeting its sustainability pledge by unveiling on Wednesday the creation of an independent company for the recycling and reuse of deadstock materials. Aimed at managing the company’s surplus materials, Eightyards GmbH is a new entity fully owned by Hugo Boss AG and based in … Read more
Head is going back into the golf business. The sports lifestyle brand is reintroducing golf wear into its repertoire starting with the summer 2025 season. The company last produced golf apparel in 1995, according to Ka Ho Kam, who was brought into Head to serve as creative director of the division. Kam, who had previously … Read more
The draft rules, which would build on the 2022 WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, are intended to create an element of fairness currently missing in the global fishing sector. They should allow developing countries that have small fishing industries — and that provide only minor capacity-enhancing subsidies to their fishers, if any — to grow … Read more
