eco-friendly

Plastenka Messenger Bag

Plastenka’s Upcycled Handbags | Hungary’s Eco-Friendly Used Plastic Purses

The quartet of designing divas at Plastenka proves the old adage that one person’s trash is another’s treasure with their sustainable...
Lauren
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Ressac Bag

Ressac Bags Turn Bike Tubes Into Accessories | Sustainable Upcycled Canadian Purses

Canadian designer Anne Painchaud-Oullet combines contemporary styling with social responsibility with her accessories label, Ressac Bags. Painchaud-Oullet uses punctured inner bicycle...
Lauren
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Helveticus Travel Bag

Helveticus Swiss Army Blanket Handbags | Recycled Wool Purses

Australian label Helveticus turns Switzerland’s old army blankets into stylish and sustainable accessories. Once upon a time the Swiss army stockpiled...
Lauren
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SailorBags iPad Case

SailorBags Launches New Bags | Sustainable Sail Cloth Travel & Tech Accessories

SailorBags has expanded its collection to include tech cases and travel bags. Just like the rest of the SailorBags range, the...
Lauren
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Cha Cha Entourage Bag

Cha Cha Makes Reclaimed Leather Bags | Stylish Sustainable Recycled Handbags

Cha Cha challenges the notion that leather handbags can’t be green with its sustainable accessories collection. Canadian designer Lori Chalmers handcrafts...
Lauren
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First World Trash Messenger

First World Trash Turns Landfill Into Accessories | Upcycled Seatbelt & Billboard Purses

Eco-friendly label First World Trash proves the old adage that one man’s trash is another’s treasure. The company’s creators scour New...
Lauren
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H&M Conscious Collection

H&M Launches New Conscious Collection | Sustainable Handbags & Apparel for Fall

H&M is preparing to launch its latest Conscious Collection. The eco-friendly fall line features sheath dresses, woolen coats, tunic-style blouses, ankle...
Lauren
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GG2G Lily Bag

GG2G Wins Social Entrepreneur Awards | Green Handbags Label Plans Connecticut Expansion

Eco-conscious accessories label GG2G took out the top prize at yesterday’s 2011 Social Entrepreneur Awards. The American company, which makes upcycled...
Lauren
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Cheeky Green Bags

Cheeky Green Eco-Friendly Bags | Stylish Sustainable Tyvek Handbags

Cheeky Green delivers stylish handbags with a conscience with its line of eco-friendly purses. The Cheeky Green handbags are made from...
Lauren
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5th Season Bags

5th Season Designs Upcycled Bags | Burlap Sacks & Used Clothing Become Green Purses

Many of us regard waste as a necessary byproduct of living in the modern world. But Akiko Oguchi rejects that notion...
Lauren
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Alchemy Goods Messenger Bag

Alchemy Goods Turns Tire Tubes Into Accessories | Durable Upcycled Handbags

Inspired by the way medieval alchemists turned lead to gold, the modern eco-warriors at Alchemy Goods transform trash into accessories to...
Lauren
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Boston Childrens Museum

Boston Children’s Museum Celebrates Reusable Shoppers | Eco-Conscious In the Bag Exhibition Opens Thursday

A new exhibition at Boston Children’s Museum charts the growth of the reusable bag industry and celebrates the diverse range of...
Lauren
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Sourced Truck Tarp Bag

SOURCED’s New Recycled Truck Tarp Messengers | Eco-Friendly Upcycled Tarpaulin Bags

British brand SOURCED has created a new collection of messenger bags made from recycled truck tarpaulins. The eco-friendly accessories capitalize on...
Lauren
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Wonderbra Bag

Rita Almeida Makes Bra Bags | Quirky Upcycled Wonderbra Purses

When I saw Winter Pierzina using her bra as a handbag I thought she was onto something. It seems that Portuguese...
Lauren
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Orla Keily People Tree Satchels

Orla Kiely Collaborates with People Tree | London Designer Launches Limited Edition Sustainable Fashion Line

London based designer Orla Kiely has joined forces with People Tree for a new sustainable collection. The limited edition fall line...
Lauren
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Tela Bags Ikea Tote

Tela Bags Teams with IKEA | New Purses Recycle Furniture Catalogs

Portugese eco-friendly accessories label Tela Bags has teamed up with IKEA to create its quirky new special collection. The range’s totes,...
Lauren
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Nkuku Myla Bag

Buy Fair Trade with Nkuku | Tribal Bags & More from India & Africa

The handiwork of traditional artists in Africa and India is showcased through the eco-friendly, fair trade label Nkuku. The company came...
Lauren
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Kirsten James Bag

Kirsten James’ Eco-Friendly Fabric Bags | From NASA to Fashion

Clearly Kirsten James ascribes to the theory that if you want a job done right, you need to do it yourself....
Lauren
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Little AO Clutch

Debbi Little & AO Textiles Collaborate on Green Fashion | Recycled Parachute Netting & Silk Dress & Clutch

British designer Debbi Little has teamed up with British textiles company AO Textiles to create a sustainable sheath dress with a...
Lauren
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Evolve45 Bag

Evolve45 Eco-Friendly Handbags | American Green Vegetable Dyed Fashion Purses

Fashion is evolving, with more designers moving away from traditional leather and exotic skins and embracing eco-friendly alternatives. Evolve45 is one...
Lauren
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Beau Soleil Beau Wash Bag

Eco-Friendly Beau Soleil Bags | Reduce, Recycle, Renew Totes & Clutches

Anne Salvatore Epstein combines New York City style with her new sustainable outlook on life with her eco-friendly fashion label, Beau...
Lauren
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Super Earth Goods

Upcycled Accessories from Super Earth Goods | Sustainable Trash to Treasure Handbags

Super Earth Goods is a green accessories company hailing from Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world. With all...
Lauren
44 sec read
Rebagz Tattletale Tote

Rebagz Tattletale Tote | Eco-Friendly Recycled Paper & Plastic Breast Cancer Bag

Why choose between paper or plastic? You can have both when you’re carrying this Tattletote tote from Rebagz. The tote is...
Lauren
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Graze Organic Lunch Totes

Graze Organic’s New Lunch Totes | Organic Cotton Label Makes Eco-Friendly Meal Bags

Forget boring brown paper bags and carry your meals in style with the new lunch totes from Graze Organic. The silk-screened...
Lauren
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Holstee Delhi Rang Wallets

Holstee’s New Delhi Rang Wallet | Label Reinvents Recycled Purse with Plastic Bags

Holstee has teamed up with Conserve India for a colorful new take on its popular wallet. While the original wallets were...
Lauren
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Bywa Edie Bag

Bywa Recycled Handbags | Bag Designer Turns Trash to Treasure

They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and few designers believe this adage more strongly than Gwen Cornish....
Lauren
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El Naturalista Bag

El Naturalista Does Handbags | Green Footwear Line Makes Eco-Friendly Recycled Leather Purses

El Naturalista gets the balance between style and sustainability right with its eco-friendly handbag collection. The Spanish label began as a...
Lauren
43 sec read
Gina Michele Bag

Sustainable Handbags from Gina Michele | New York Designer Makes Green Purses from Reclaimed Leather & Suede

New York designer Gina Michele reminds us that sustainable materials can be just as stylish as their less eco-friendly cousins with...
Lauren
45 sec read
Carmina Campus Bag

Fendi Makes Sustainable Carmina Campus Bags | Designer Heir Sends Eco-Bags to United States

It looks like Italian designer Illaria Venturini Fendi will finally bring her sustainable Carmina Campus bags to the United States. Illaria...
Lauren
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Blauvent by Carmesine Handbags

Blauvent by Carmesine Paraglider Wing Handbags | Green Recycled Handbags from Spain

Just when I thought I’d seen sustainable handbags made from every material imaginable, Blauvent by Carmesine’s come along to surprise me....
Lauren
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