Chile News » Atacama News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Fast fashion clothes from Zara, Shein rot in Chilean desert
“We have many places like this in the desert,” said Jean Karla Zambrana, a co-founder of the desert dressed in clothes, a private Alto Hospicio-based group that promotes recycling clothing. “It is ...
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Why your recycled clothes could end up in this South American desert
Some 39,000 tonnes of old clothing is said to be dumped in Chile's Atacama Desert every year If you have ever taken old clothes to a recycling bank, be it in the UK or North America, there is a real ...
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Mummified parrots suggest ancient trade routes crossed South American desert
March 29 (UPI) --The recovery of ancient mummified parrots in South America, dating to between 1100 and 1450 AD, suggest trade routes crossed the Atacama Desert, according to a study published Monday ...
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Chile’s Atacama desert becomes dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers
At least 39,000 tons of discarded fast fashion is being left in rubbish dumps in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world. Every year, around 59,000 tons of secondhand and unsold clothing, ...
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Demand for Electric Cars Is Threatening Chile’s Flamingos
Flamingos living in the Atacama Desert's salt flats have seen their numbers decline thanks to water-intensive lithium mining. Reading time 1 minute The gorgeous pink flamingos that inhabit one of ...
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: Chile’s Atacama desert is becoming the world’s biggest battery farm
ContourGlobal inaugurates a $500M solar-and-storage plant in Chile's Atacama desert. Chile expects 8,400 MW of battery storage capacity by end of 2026.
News Chile » Atacama » Trade: The Most Martian Desert On Earth: The Atacama Desert In Northern Chile
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brianna Randall writes about the intersection of travel and science. The Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley) near San Pedro de ...