"The Mighty Wallet™ made from Tyvek®(think express mail envelopes) is tear-resistant, water-resistant, expandable and, most importantly, recyclable.
-Printed with SGS Certified environmentally friendly Ink. 100% recyclable packaging made from recycled PET plastic.
-2 interior pockets, 2 credit card pockets (holds approx 16 cards) and 2 quick access business card pockets.
The Blow Out Wallet is re-purposed from recycled bike inner tubes from mountain bikes and bike shops around the country.
-Unique, waterproof, non-marking inner tube exterior.
The OWL Taxi Wallet is made with 100% recycled post- industrial leather, renewable natural rubber, natural tanning oils, and lead-free dyes.
- A clear pocket on the back keeps your ID or transit card handy. An interior security pocket holds credit cards.
- The easily accessible outside pocket is perfect for business cards and receipts. A snap pouch keeps a pocketful of change from jangling in your jeans.
A new line of beauty products has arrived at Sustainable NYC! IntroducingSustainable Fair Trade Skin Care " Alaffia".
Alaffia was founded as a way to empower communities in West Africa through the Fair trade of Shea Butter. Fair Trade is the fundamental foundation of this organization, which is made up of the Alaffia/Agbanga Shea Butter Cooperative in Togo, West Africa and Alaffia Sustianable Skin Care in Olympia, WA USA. Visit us at Sustainable NYC to check out our sustainable skin care."
--till next week Restore, Recycle, Refresh & Renew
7 comments:
I love the first wallet..the Mighty Wallet. What a great idea! I love that the materials are 100% recyclable. Are these wallets cost efficient as well? I also love Alaffia. After reading this blog, I went to their website and ordered the Vanilla Almond shea butter. My skin is always dry and needs hydration, but many other moisturizers don't work. I love the idea behind Alaffia and therefore it appealed to me to try this product. It's also very inexpensive, at $11.00 for a jar. I love that that their "body care products [are] made with unrefined, natural ingredients free of harmful chemicals, such as parabens and petroleum derivatives." I prefer to put something natural on my skin, then chemical-created products we have so predominantly sold in American stores. It's also amazing that they use "10% of [their] sales for community enhancement projects in Togo, West Africa and locally in Washington State." I am currently awaiting my product, but with such a great cause, I already want to purchase more.
These wallets are great! Did you see daily candy today? there is a new eco-friendly maid service operating in Atlanta - they use only homemade organic cleaners-They'll even do your laundry!
The Mighty Wallet is amazing. I love that it's 100% recyclable and tear-resistant. It looks like it holds so much. I would definitely spend money on that wallet. The Blow Out Wallet sounds really interesting, too, though. Who wouldn't want a unique wallet made of recycled inner tube/tire? It'll be fantastic, and who knows, maybe it'll start a trend of recyclable wallets and purses.
These wallets are so unique and I absolutely love the fact that they are made from recycled goods. The mighty wallet is just the type of wallet I need. Every wallet I have always takes a beating and I have to get rid of it after just a few months. I feel like the mighty wallet would last me a lot longer than any ordinary one especially since it is water resistant, tear resistant and expandable.s I am glad you wrote about Sustainable-NYC. I have been looking for such a store and looks like I have found one. I like the fact that they sell beauty products as well. It makes the company so much more appealing.
Cool idea with the wallets! I like the variety of designs the Mighty Wallet offers. They remind me of those products made from
recycled billboards. Alaffia products also seem really great. I love that they are fair trade in addition to eco-friendly. I think the issue of fair trade is often overlooked in this "green" era. Closer attention should be paid to this issue especially in the fashion industry, specifically
cotton.
I actually saw a news segment a while back about these. I have loved them ever since!They remind me of the wallets I used to buy in high school- artists' series illustrated paper that was sewn between layers of thin plastic. They, of course, weren't eco-friendly, but they had a similar visual aesthetic. I love that there s a great new alternative to those plastic wallets that I used to love!
This wallet business makes me really happy and upset at the same time. Looking through the Mighty Wallet site I am very tempted to buy the Elysium Mighty Wallet to join my collection of Poketo wallets I have gathered over the years. As for the Blow Out wallet, that is a really interesting and innovative use for tires to add on to the other ways I have seen that material been used. Like the jewelery Christiane Diehl has designed. (http://www.greatgreengoods.com/2008/04/27/recycled-bicycle-tire-jewelry/) The OWL taxi wallet is also really cute and gives a more refined edge of recycled material. I'll muddle over it for the next few days until I make the big dive to more spending.
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