“Bag made from recycled plastic by Conserve India, 2005. This bag is a remarkable example of a recycling and waste management scheme that has turned into a successful commercial enterprise. Conserve is a waste management NGO that was founded by Shalabh and Anita Ahuja in 2003 to address the mounting problem of domestic waste in the poorer areas of New Delhi. It converts a waste problem – polythene bags that block the drains and litter the streets into fashionable hand bags and employs 60 women. Ragpickers are commissioned to gather and sort polythene bags. They are then washed, sorted by colour and moulded into thick, colourfully patterned plastic sheets by being passed through heated rollers. The colours you see are derived from the way the bags are arranged in the press. The sheets are cut and stitched into a range of tote bags and purses that are marketed internationally.”
“El Anatsui (Ghana), Earth Cloth, 2003. Liquor bottle cloths, aluminium foil and copper wire.”
“Textiles Today” by Chloe Colchester, 2007. Posted by Alice
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