Really stunning bags made from woven drinks cartons with plaited handles and neat plaited loop and "button" fastening.
These bags are great for use as an every day bag, quick trip to the shops, the beach, school run etc.
Made from recycled juice cartons to strict fair trade standards.
Benefits:
- strong and hardwearing
- fair trade
- great fun and sure to get you noticed
- handles are long enough to slip over your shoulder and tuck the bag neatly into your side
- secure "button" fastening
Sizes/prices:
- Medium - £12.99. Approx. 14in/35cm wide, 7in/17cm high (not including handles), 7in/18cm deep. An every day bag with enough space for all your keys, phone, purse etc plus some baby/toddler bits
- Large - £16.99 Approx. 16in/40cm wide, 9in/22cm high (not including handles), 8in/20cm deep. A larger every day bag, enough space for your things plus a nappy and a change of clothes or a few bits of shopping
About Doy Bags
Doy Bags are a range of bags, purses and accessories made from recycled juice packs - non-biodegradable foil and plastic packaging that would otherwise go into landfill sites and incinerators.
Doy Bags are made by our women's cooperative in the Philippines. The large number of bags and household items produced every year prevents vast quantities of juice packs from being burnt, buried or simply littering the streets and waterways.
Doy Bags are proud to provide employment to over 200 women. Almost all the women are their family's main breadwinners, most of the husbands being unable to find work due to the poor economy of the area. The women have an average of 4-6 children, thus working for the cooperative makes a real difference, elevating families from extreme poverty to a decent life. Functioning as a sort of extended family enterprise, the cooperative also employs 11 young men (adult sons of some of the women) as drivers, packers and warehousemen.
