Celebrate Earth Week at Shoebuy: Bags
Shoebuy’s Earth Day celebration continues today with a look at some stylish but eco-friendly bags! First, let’s start with some interesting factoids about how easy it is to make a big difference with recycling:
Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour. What’s worse is that most of them are thrown away! Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.
Did you know that there is no limit to the amount of times aluminum can be recycled? Therefore you have no excuse for tossing it in the garbage can. Just that one can alone, if recycled, can save enough energy to power your TV for three hours!
If all our newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year. Even just recycling a single run of the Sunday New York Times would save 75,000 trees. How easy is that?
Now, let’s move on to some Earth-friendly bags. Whether these bags are made out of recycled and eco-conscious materials, or just make a contribution to stopping the “plastic bag problem”, they are all a small step towards a greener Earth!
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Boa is an innovative eco-chic label that draws its inspiration from Morocco, where the company is based. Stylish, colorful, and practical best describe the line of bags which includes everything from handbags, to backpacks, to yoga bags. Their wide collection, which also features a variety of apparel, is created from organic, natural, vegan and African fabrics. Boa strives to mix the natural, Earth-friendly influences of Africa with the modern and cosmopolitan styling that consumers want.
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At Bamboo54, they know that the environment is both beautiful and important. Bamboo54 combines the natural beauty, strength, and durability of bamboo with the latest fads, trends, and world influences to create their line of purses and totes. Using bamboo instead of wood conserves tropical forests, stimulates healthy agriculture, and nurtures sustainable life. Their styles range from colorful, to quirky, to casual, so there’s plenty of selection to meet everyone’s taste!
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Rebagz has a very honorable talent: transforming everyday items headed for the trash heap into beautiful handbags. Could you guess what these bags are made from? Well the answer is recycled juice packs and nylon rice sacks! Sounds crazy, but while Marty Stevens-Heebner, the company founder, was searching for materials and a manufacturer for her handbag designs in the Philippines, she found a foundation that recycles vivid plastic juice packs and weaves them into all sorts of colorful things. An even better discovery was that some Philippine rice sacks had vibrant designs on them too. And so the two came together as the perfect “fabrics” for her handbags.
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With the problems and environmental cost of plastic shopping bags continuing to become more wide-spread, Tucker Bags are answering the call in providing a practical yet fashionable shopping bag alternative. Perfect for the environmentally conscious person who wants flair and fun in their shopping experience and everyday lifestyle. These reusable grocery bags are convenient and super strong, each bag holding up to 35 pounds! Use Tucker Bags for a day out at the beach, a flexible sports bag, picnic companion, or grocery shopping. Now that’s versatility!
Stay tuned in for one last Earth Day blog post about eco-friendly accessories!
-Lauren Z. and Jen H.
