Climate for Action: Can We Recycle for Fashion?
Posted on March 10th, 2009 - 3:00 PMAbout the Author: Michelle Gugger graduated from Rutgers University in 2008. She is currently spending a year of service at EPA’s Region 3 Office in Philadelphia, PA as an AmeriCorps VISTA.
This bag is made from recycled juice containers and sewn together to make a tote bag. I was given this bag as a gift, but I’m sure you could find one you like by doing a search on the internet for “recycled juice bags” or some similar search term. You could also probably easily make this on your own if you’re good at sewing.
I wore this bag a lot last summer and so many people would stop me on the street and ask me about it. If you know of anyone who likes wearing things that stand out, this tote bag would be a perfect present for them. But more importantly than wearing this for fashion reasons, this bag is a great way to reduce waste through reuse. Think of all the waste that you and your friends create at lunch with your juice containers. Also, think of all the bags that you could be saving by using this tote bag to go shopping. These recycled juice bags come in different styles and they even make recycled juice pencil containers and back packs as well. I was hesitant at first about wearing something like this because it looks so different from what everyone else is wearing. What would you think about wearing something like this?
Tags: recycle, recycled fashion, tote bag
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March 11th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
We’re doing a recycled fashion show here in Columbia, South Carolina - Runaway Runway. Go to columbiadesignleague.org for more info.
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March 12th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Dear Michelle Gugger ,
from your blog I am very sure it is very perfect .
since I do not have this kind of bag or something like that made from the waste articles. but i really want to take try .i think it is very different from the others .
that will be a kind of fation in the future .
I am Ann . i am a Chinese .
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Michelle reply on March 12, 2009 1:51 pm:
Good luck - if you have trouble sewing, you may want to try other recyclable materials like cloth
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April 14th, 2009 at 1:48 am
I have a recycled juice cans tote bag. I took it last summer and people on the street would stop me and ask from where did I got the bag from.
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September 11th, 2009 at 4:28 am
I have just come back from holiday in Cyprus and these bags made from recycled plastic containers are all over the gift shops - high fashion apparently
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