On World Upcycling Day, Re.Bag.Re.Use is reflecting on five years of transforming discarded materials into products with purpose.
What began in 2021 with a crochet hook, a pile of bread bags, and a healthy dose of curiosity has grown into a community initiative involving 21 talented women who have helped upcycle almost 200,000 bread bags, turning discarded materials into something beautiful and functional.
Re.Bag.Re.Use founder, Regine le Roux, shares: “To help give context to the number of bread bags that have been upcycled, it’s equivalent to nearly ten baby elephants’ worth of plastic that has been kept out of landfill and the environment. Every bread bag repurposed represents a second chance, an opportunity to create something functional, beautiful and long-lasting.”
Over the past five years, these discarded materials have been transformed into bags, containers, mats, hats, home décor items and gifts. Everything is done by hand, from cutting the plastic and crocheting the products to sewing on the labels. Every stitch represents creativity, patience and care, giving a humble bread bag a beautiful and functional second life.
It’s all about crocheting hope one stitch at a time.
Not only is plastic kept out of the environment, but every project creates opportunities for creativity, learning and earning. A percentage of every sale is donated to the Neighbourhood Old Age Home (NOAH) and the SPCA.
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