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Quebec Company Recycles Fabric for New Products

Next Chance upcycles discarded textiles, aiming to expand its reach nationally and internationally.

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Published
A Quebec company gives fabrics a second life

What this story says

  • Next Chance, a Quebec company, upcycles discarded textiles into new products such as reusable gift wrap and decorative items.
  • The company was founded six years ago by Maude Girard and Gabrielle Huppé, who partner with fashion designers and manufacturers.
  • In 2023, Quebec disposed of nearly 344,000 metric tons of textiles, an increase of over 114% since 2011, according to Recyc-Québec.
  • Next Chance aims to salvage 90,000 metres of fabric by Earth Day 2027, having already collected 56,090 metres since its inception.

Who covered it

Left 67%(4)Centre 33%(2)Right 0%(0)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

96/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

12/100

9 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Next Chance, a company based in Quebec, is repurposing discarded textiles into new items. Founded six years ago by Maude Girard and Gabrielle Huppé, the business collects fabric scraps, end-of-run lots, or materials with manufacturing defects from designers and manufacturers. These materials are then used to create products like reusable gift wrap, tote bags, tablecloths, and hair accessories.

The initiative addresses a significant issue of textile waste. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 12 per cent of all textiles produced globally are never used. In Quebec alone, Recyc-Québec reported that nearly 344,000 metric tons of textiles were disposed of in 2023. This figure represents an increase of more than 114 per cent since 2011.

Since its founding, Next Chance has salvaged 56,090 metres of fabric. The company's goal is to reach 90,000 metres of salvaged fabric by Earth Day 2027. The founders, Girard and Huppé, are exploring ways to expand their operations, with plans to eventually offer products to the rest of Canada and markets in the United States and Europe within the next five to ten years.

Coverage comparison

The full report from Narcity, published on November 1, 2026, details the founding of Next Chance by Maude Girard and Gabrielle Huppé six years prior. It quotes Girard stating that 12 per cent of all textiles produced worldwide are thrown away unused, citing the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The report also includes Recyc-Québec data on Quebec's textile waste in 2023 and mentions the company's salvage goal of 90,000 metres by Earth Day 2027. Huppé is quoted discussing the challenges of upcycling blended fabrics and plans for international expansion.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated or centre-rated digests mention the specific figure of 56,090 metres of fabric salvaged by Next Chance since its inception. The full report from Narcity provided this detail.

Tags:#CircularEconomy#TextileWaste#Upcycling#SustainableBusiness#QuebecBusiness

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 1 Nov 2026, 19:30, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

4 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports from Rocky Mountain Outlook, thealbertan.com, The Hamilton Spectator, and St Catharines Standard all led with the same headline, stating that a Quebec company is tailoring a new role in the circular economy by giving fabric a new life. Digests from these outlets focused on the company's upcycling efforts and its establishment in the industry.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports from Narcity and Winnipeg Free Press also used the headline "Giving fabric a new life: Quebec business tailors a new role in the circular economy." The digests from these outlets highlighted the company's upcycling of discarded fabric and its establishment in the industry.

Right

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Quebec Company Recycles Fabric for New Products?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Quebec Company Recycles Fabric for New Products left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Quebec Company Recycles Fabric for New Products biased?
Quebec Company Recycles Fabric for New Products is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Quebec Company Recycles Fabric for New Products?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Quebec Company Recycles Fabric for New Products?
9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What does Next Chance do?
Next Chance is a Quebec-based company that upcycles discarded textiles from the fashion industry into new products. These include items like reusable gift wrapping, tote bags, tablecloths, and hair accessories, aiming to reduce fabric waste.
How much textile waste is there in Quebec?
According to Recyc-Québec, nearly 344,000 metric tons of textiles were disposed of in Quebec in 2023. This represents a significant increase of over 114 per cent since 2011.
What are Next Chance's future goals?
Next Chance aims to salvage 90,000 metres of fabric by Earth Day 2027. The company also plans to expand its reach nationally across Canada and internationally into markets in the United States and Europe within the next five to ten years.

Read it at the source

9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

4

Centre

2

Right

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Not rated

3

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