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Recycled material umbrella

by David Allen on Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

This umbrella is made from old detergent and toothpaste packets, they are collected by groups in the Indonesia where they are sorted and packed, and then made into the umbrella with wooden handle, the tip and handle part are may from a soft silky material.

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Monsoon who make these umbrellas have a goal to rid the world of waste plastic and help to provide clean water in those countries where clean water is a luxury.

The umbrella costs $60

Source [Great Green Goods]

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nice find, like the one in the pic, very creative use of s.o.s pad boxes.

Comment by Missy — June 12, 2007 @ 12:17 pm

[...] like the umbrella, the trash was collected by Indonesians for Monsoon! Monsoon does great things for Indonesia, [...]

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