Last week I posted instructions for making reusable shopping bags by recycling old T-shirts. This week, I want to tell you about ReJavanate, a project from Renovos that sells reusable bags from recycled burlap coffee bags. This is truly a great story on three levels:
- It reduces landfill waste.
- Provides jobs for the disabled.
- Creates hip and durable burlap shopping bags for you.
Their website contains some interesting facts. For instance, 800,000 tons of burlap is sent to landfills annually in just the US. Add this to the numbers surrounding plastic bag usage and the issues developmentally disabled persons have finding jobs, and ReJavanate is an excellent program all ’round.
You can also get plain bags or have your own logo imprinted.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have no stake in this company nor have they sent me any free products or bribes. I just think that keeping more stuff out of our landfills and providing jobs for those less fortunate is a good thing.
Is it vegan? Yes, no animals were harmed yada yada yada.
October 26, 2008 at 10:11 pm
That is so cool! Thanks for posting this.
October 27, 2008 at 8:38 am
AWESOME!!!
I actually really like the burlap material and it’s very hard wearing too!!
October 28, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I’ve been thinking of doing this very idea with a coffee bag I have! The bags look great on the site.
BTW I thought the t-shirt recycled into a bag was a fabulous idea. I can’t wait to try it.
November 30, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I love this idea. BIG coffee fan. And that environmental aspect is pretty cool too.
December 8, 2008 at 6:19 am
You might also like ragbags! They’re made of recycled plastic bags. Not cheap I’m afraid, but really cool :) http://www.ragbag.eu/
And no, I have no stake in ragbags bags either ;)
August 26, 2016 at 9:38 am
This is sooooo cool! How do we order/contact this company?!
August 30, 2016 at 5:50 pm
It appears the company is out of business as their website is down.