UrthBags ~ Eco-Chic Handbags Made from Recycled Materials

UrthBags

Eco-Chic Handbags Made from Recycled Materials

UrthBags are Hand-Crafted from Recycled & Biodegradable Materials by Fair Trade Women’s Organizations and Artisans – Purses Made with a Purpose!   

By owning an UrthBag, you are not only helping to protect our planet, but also providing opportunities to underprivileged women world-wide.  Our mission is to promote a hip, earth-friendly lifestyle and provide income to those who are less fortunate. 

So go ahead, fall in love, save the world (OK, maybe that’s a stretch) & feel good about an Eco-Chic UrthBag on your arm!

Another fanstastic organization that we have selected to donate an UrthBag to for their Annual Gala Silent Auction on October 24th, 2009. We hope that Charlotte, our handbag made from Recycled Telephone Books shown below, will help raise $$$ for breast cancer research!  For more event info, please visit:  http://www.findacure.org/

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To see all of Our Eco-chic recycled handbags:  www.urthbags.com 

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                           We are proud to annouce our recent UrthBags donation to The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.  Pancreatic Cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. – it also has the lowest survival rate and receives the least amount of funding.  We hope our cool little ”Monica” purse helps raise $$ at their upcoming auction!  To learn more, please visit: http://www.pancan.org/ 

Alexis, Brooke, Jill, Monica…..  

These are just some of the names that you will see when browsing through the beautifully stunning eco-friendly UrthBags’s purses and bags. Each bag is carefully made from recycled or biodegradable materials such as juice boxes, newspaper, seashells, etc. With so many different types of bags to choose from, your sure to find a few to your liking. I know I have fallen in love with a few different types from the Angelina bag to the Monica bag!

The Monica UrthBag is made from recycled juice boxes. Your probably thinking, how can you make a bag look cute with recycled juice boxes, right? Well let me just tell you that it is super chic! Since it is made from the silver side of juice boxes, it pretty much goes with almost everything!

Wow, today has been wonderfully crazy. We also just had a new article published in The Chic Ecologist. Check it out here: http://www.thechicecologist.com/

Recycled Totes and Bags – UrthBags

I have always been intrigued by the many creative materials used for recycled content bags, especially things like juice boxes. I recently purchased a recycled fire hose bag which I have been delighted with, and I have several recycled cotton, plastic and vinyl bags for shopping and such, but UrthBags has taken the cake with their creative reuse and recycled materials.

With everything from bright and colorful recycled juice box clutches, to understated but exotic coconut & sea shell bags, UrthBags utilize just about anything that our society produces plenty of. Recycled Newspaper, Magazine, and Telephone Book Bags are formed into purses, messenger bags, tote bags, diaper bags and more.

They were kind enough to send me a juice box bag so I could get a closer look at the quality and composition of their products, and I must say it was impressive. They really take the reuse and recycling idea seriously as the bag was packaged and delivered in a re-used box (plus one for practicing what you preach!) The bag was woven together in a tight and sturdy pattern exploding with color. It had a feel similar to a vinyl or soft plastic, but did not appear ‘cheap’ or ‘flimsy’, rather the opposite- it was of exceptional quality. My girlfriend quickly snatched it from me to become her new traveling makeup bag.

We are thrilled to announce that UrthBags just finished recording our first radio interview with The Jeff Farias Show!  Check out their website for details: www.thejefffariasshow.com

Our UrthBags 10% off promo on our NEW Eco-Chic Yoga Mat Bag was just published on EcoBunga – An On-Line Green Guide:  http://www.ecobunga.com/

This Sunday, The Make a Wish Foundation LA Chapter will be having a wine tasting event and silent auction at the Belair Bay Club in Pacific Palisades, CA.  UrthBags has donated two gorgeous HandBags:  Vicoria – a vibrant handbag made from recycled juice cartons and Tina – a gorgous tiger-striped recycled seashell purse.  For more event information or to purchase tickets for this event, please visit: http://wishla.org/uncork-a-wish.