Even Lindsay Lohan has a recycled handbag from Ecoist’s Candy Wrapper collection. Now that green is in, Ecoist’s family-run business is cashing in too: It makes purses from candy wrappers, catalogs, and now New York City subway maps. Here, the $188 Large Portfolio handbag, woven from Luna bar wrappers, was hand-made by fair-trade workers in Mexico or Peru. Part of the proceeds funds a nonprofit organization that helps poor Mexican families build self-sufficient communities, and for every bag sold, Ecoist plants a tree.
Reviews The "It" Bag that Might Actually Be Good for the Earth
Gum wrappers and subway maps get a dose of recycled chic.
From the April 2008 issue; published online May 1, 2008
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