After watching Al Gore’s compelling documentary An Inconvenient Truth, besties Jan Ramos and Dana Miller knew they wanted to make a difference. They did it with the launch of BaggyShirts, their handbag business which turns unwanted men’s shirts into green accessories.
The girls purchase men’s shirts from warehouses and charitable organizations, and turn these into eye-catching handbags. They use the entire shirt, thus minimizing waste. By encouraging consumers to use their purses as an alternative to paper and plastic bags, Jan and Dana save tons of clothing and tens of thousands of grocery bags from landfill each year.
They’re helped in their efforts by local artisans rather than overseas manufacturers, thereby slashing their carbon emissions by up to 90%. These craftspeople are compensated with wages above the industry average to ensure they can live comfortably.
BaggyShirts handbags are shipped in recycled and recyclable packages, so you need not hesitate when ordering the purses from the Eco-Handbags website. A portion of proceeds also benefits organizations which help to stop global warming.
