Now this is what Christmas is all about! Women coming together, loving and lifting each other up, and using their skills to become self-reliant (and helping others to become self-reliant too) – AND let’s face it, we use way too much plastic which lands up in landfills and, sadly, the ocean. We can do better! These amazing women are recycling plastic bags and making beautiful and functional bags which are great to take shopping or even to the beach.
You can view the range of beautiful bags on: www.facebook.com/re.bag.re.use.re.cycle or Instagram www.instagram.com/re.bag.re.use. For more information, contact Regine le Roux: WhatsApp 083 302 1528
Empty bread plastic bags, two litre milk bottle labels and courier bags are just some of the plastic that has been repurposed into creating these delightfully bright and beautiful shopping bags.
Lockdown forced many of us to haul out and dust off our hobbies. ‘Mine, was my crochet pen,’ shares Regine le Roux brainchild behind the Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative. ‘During this time I realised just how much plastic was being generated and thrown away every day, so I decided to find a way to repurpose it. Crocheting with plastic worked!’
There are now nine ladies from the Harbour and Imizamo Yetho, in Hout Bay, who are transforming empty bread bags into these magnificent shopping bags. It takes approximately 30 empty bread bags, and eight hours to complete one bag. There are also two ladies who cut the plastic bags into strips for us to crochet with.
When a ReBag.ReUse bag is purchased, not only is it keeping plastic from going to the landfill, it is also investing into the empowerment of the local community and charities. The sales from the bags are used to pay a stipend to the crocheters, the cutters and a percentage also goes to a local charity.
Recently a lady bought nine bags that were taken to the United States as gifts! We’re absolutely thrilled that these bags are now ‘international’!
We are incredibly grateful for the support from everyone in Hout Bay. The local haberdashery Fiddlesticks have kindly offered to be a drop off point for the plastic bags.
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