Do you tend to stop people on the street who are wearing eye-catching clothing or a unique accessory and and ask them, where they got it from? Maybe youve seen one of those handcrafted purses made from recycled materials like gum wrappers or juice pouches walking by, and thought," I want that!" It passes you and you cant stop thinking about it.
You can get crafty and try to make them yourself or you can find them at www.gogreenitems.com, a locally-based online eco store. They have an array of clutches, totes, handbags and backpacks from repurposed newspaper, juice boxes, VHS tapes and even seatbealts.
Consider how eco-friendly and totally trendy toting a backpack made of recycled seatbelts will look, or the statement made by a recycled newspaper purse showing texts and graphics from around the world. What about a yoga bag made from colorful bags once used to store fish feed? There are also wallets made from recycled inner tubes, totes woven from old cassette tape, and gorgeously colored bags and totes of all kinds made from sturdy and waterproof juice boxes.