http://everydaytrash.com/2008/07/02/plastic-works/ A closer look at what we throw away. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://everydaytrash.com/2008/07/02/plastic-works/#comment-6502 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:36:00 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=920#comment-6502 Try xsprojectgroup.com. They are the original company, started by artist Ann Wizer as a not for profit, to support trash pickers. The designs are the same. Plastic Works was started by a guy who used to work for them.

]]> http://everydaytrash.com/2008/07/02/plastic-works/#comment-6499 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:22:10 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=920#comment-6499 I am trying to make contact with this company in jakarta – does anyone have a contact ??

]]> http://everydaytrash.com/2008/07/02/plastic-works/#comment-6478 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:29:57 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=920#comment-6478 [...] Vermont and any income generating project that employs scavengers. [As Clement L., a commenter on a previous post, pointed out, trash is the textile of the future, it tells the stories of our lives. I'm digging [...]

]]> http://everydaytrash.com/2008/07/02/plastic-works/#comment-6476 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:43:13 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=920#comment-6476 Thanks, Celment. I like your take on trash textiles, it reminds me of quilts from the pioneer days telling the story of an individual family.

]]> http://everydaytrash.com/2008/07/02/plastic-works/#comment-6475 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:00:57 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=920#comment-6475 Love this site.
I find this site mesmerizing-the umbrellas made out of trash are incredible.
Trash, it’s the future of textiles, it tells the story of how we live.
http://www.monsoonvt.com now has backpacks.

]]> http://everydaytrash.com/2008/07/02/plastic-works/#comment-6474 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:19:31 +0000 http://everydaytrash.wordpress.com/?p=920#comment-6474 Who knew a “trash” blog would turn out to have my favorite photos! I’m enjoying reading your posts. This is also the 2nd time recently I’ve heard about an enterprise based on reclaimed plastic bags (I blogged last month about the CONSERVE group in Delhi that gives work to urban women re: repurposing plastic bags in to salable items).

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