Every/Any Bag - $28

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Hello Hype Fans!! I’m Eco Emy and this is my first Eco Fashion post on The Hype. FM. I’m a young, recent graduate who loves everything Eco, Fashion, and Art. Currently, I am an intern for a new company called TerraCycle, who makes new things (like cork boards) out of waste items (such as wine corks) and I sometimes get my hands on really cool stuff. Just the other day, I picked up this cute hand bag that is made completely out of candy wrappers! TerraCycle didn’t make the bag, but an awesome company, called Ecoist, makes this and many other bags of all different sizes.

Each bag is handmade and the materials come from recycled candy wrappers, food packaging, soda labels, subway maps, newspapers, and other waste-bound materials. My favorite part about owning one of these bags is that each purse saves a lot of garbage from going into the landfill! The other cool thing about going places with my Ecoist bag is that everyone is impressed with it and they always want to know where they can get one. I love being an Ecoist and I know you will too!

Tags: bag, candy wrappers, Ecoist, handbag, purse, TerraCycle, upcycle

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