| Recycled Yellow Pages Phonebook Bag
Did you ever feel bad about throwing away your phonebooks? Now you can feel good with having a beautiful recycled phonebook purse. Fair Trade Product. Handmade by a women’s cooperative.
Purchasing this item helps us keep our earth clean and green. We can do this together. When you purchase recycled products you are helping the families of the workers of the cooperative. Their objective is to recycle non-biodegradable items, such as juice boxes, into attractive, profitable products including colorful handbags and accessories.
The cooperative currently provides a livelihood to 200 families, helping to generate much needed income for basic living expenses and education.
The cooperative is located in Pasig, Philippines. We can help the earth together one item at a time.
Features: latch closure using wooden bead, round bamboo handles.
Dimensions: 11"L x 9"H x 3.5"W
The bag has an water resistant coating, this means it’s safe from the rain.
It has a strong shape. The craftsmanship is fantastic on these green bags.
Handmade by Filipino artisans in Manila, these bags transform old telephone directories into a practical, everyday accessory.
Through innovative thinking, using resources that are normally tossed aside, these artisans have embraced the idea of thinking outside of the box.
This is beautifully woven with telephone pages!
Handmade in the Philippines. |
