June 29, 2007
Bags made from litter
Women from poor communities in New Delhi, collect the trash and, make these bags in order to earn a basic living wage, and in the mean time are teaching their children a trade and skills on running businesses.
These bags are great anyhow, and you would not even know what they were made from, if I had not told you so.
The origination behind this is named Conserve and they have made a huge difference to the social and economical problems that existed in New Delhi.
Features:
9 x 3.5 x 10 (in.)
Strap length: 26″
Recycled Plastic Bags
Fair trade and Unique
Handcrafted in India
The price $39.95.
Source [Great Green Goods]
Filed by David Allen at June 29th, 2007 on 2:00 pm
under Asia, Eco Friendly, Re-use, Recycle, waste | 1 comment
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Wow, the designs are not bad either!
Comment by Lilian — June 29, 2007 @ 5:32 pm