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SKU: 6604110

SKU# 6604110

Bright beauty from humble materials. Artisans wash and dry post-consumer snack bags and candy wrappers, wrap them around thin bamboo strips, then weave and stitch these beautiful baskets, using traditional basket-weaving techniques.

One group of artisans washes the wrappers with water and detergent, and wipes them dry with clean rags. A second group wraps the papers around thin bamboo strips, which are then used to weave the basket around a wooden mold. “The idea came to our mind to use recycled materials because they are environment friendly,” said Suraiya Chowdury, Prokritee designer. “From the beginning, we have used water hyacinth to make handmade paper—a weed that is a great problem in Bangladesh, blocking the rivers and canals. We also use waste jute and cotton rags as recycled material for paper making. Fair trade buyers such as Ten Thousand Villages shared information with us about the trend of recycled materials. Chips packets are also a big problem for keeping our environment clean; they block our drainage systems. We gave the idea of weaving these packets to our Mennonite Central Committee job creation partners, as well as to our Prokritee groups, and they came up with these beautiful products.”
  • Recycled bags and wrappers
  • Set of 2
  • 13x5x2 & 10x4x2 inches
  • Made in Bangladesh

UPC Code: 732919433807

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Prokritee

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Artisan Group: Prokritee
Country: Bangladesh

Prokritee (meaning “nature” in Bengali) is an agency that provides managerial, product design and development, and marketing assistance to handicraft organizations in Bangladesh. Prokritee manages several handicraft enterprises and helps other groups sell their products in local and foreign markets.

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