The Trashy Bags Story: Our Bags are Complete Trash
Geschreven op 8-3-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Afval, Design, Hergebruik-Kringloop
Thinking of plastic packaging in a different way can bring many benefits. The problem with packaging is that after its original role has been fulfilled it is considered to be without any value.
Creative and innovative solutions can be found however, that can add value to this seemingly valueless material and at the same time prolong its life by incorporating it into other products.
One such solution is to collect the discarded plastic drink sachets that are found in abundance in Ghana, West Africa, and without expending much energy (unlike some recycling solutions) patch them together and use them as the material for bags and other products. This is how Trashy Bags are made.
By encouraging people around Ghana to collect millions of discarded plastic sachets and paying them a collection fee for each batch of a thousand that they collect we are not only helping to clean up the environment but also providing casual and supplementary employment to people who otherwise would be out of a job or below the poverty threshold. In addition we are teaching people that the sachets can have an inherent value of their own and should be saved rather than discarded indiscriminately.
Once received we wash the sachets three times before disinfecting and drying them and sorting them into different types before storage, ready for sewing together and assembling into unique and useful bag designs such as brief cases, backpacks and tote bags. Source: Trashy Bags
Jan de Wit zegt:
7 april 2010 om 13:10 | Permalink
In Nederland worden deze producten verkocht op : http://www.recycled-in-afrika.nl
Laatst een product besteld, erg goeie en snelle service. Heel erg mooi project !
Aanrader !