Can the plastic bag be recycled to make into fashion handbag?
jane zhang asked:
Can the plastice bag be recycled to make into fashion handbag?i heard a news from India.some fashion designers collect the plastic bags and recycled them into fashion handbag.is anyone know this news.hope someone can tell me more about this;)
Nick
Can the plastice bag be recycled to make into fashion handbag?i heard a news from India.some fashion designers collect the plastic bags and recycled them into fashion handbag.is anyone know this news.hope someone can tell me more about this;)
Nick
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
In India, plastic bags are also used as roadside toilets.
June 6th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
yea of course. just sell to the makers
June 8th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
yes just recycle it and make it again
June 9th, 2009 at 6:08 am
yes and here is the pattern:
Plastic Bag Tote
Instructions for cutting the bags and making a ball of “yarn” click HERE
Materials Needed: numerous white, blue and yellow plastic grocery bags, M hook
Finished Size: 15 inches high x 16 inches wide not including the straps
Note: Do not use hook that you don’t want to break or be stained. I have noticed that my hook has numerous stains of dye on it from the bags, also this is hard on the hook so you don’t want to use your good Brittany hooks while crocheting with plastic bags
Directions:
with white bags
ch 28
Round 1 – hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch, working around the backside of the ch hdc in each st, join with a sl st to 1st hdc (54 total)
Round 2-5 – ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to 1st hdc at the end of round 5 change to yellow bags, do not cut white bags
Round 6-7 ch 1, with yellow bags, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to 1st hdc, cut yellow bags, at end of round 7 pick up the dropped white bags
Round 8-10 – ch 1, with white, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to 1st hdc, at end of round 10 change to blue bags, do not cut white bags
Round 11- 13 – ch 1, with blue bags, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to 1st hdc, cut blue bags, at end of round 13, pick up the dropped white bags
Round 14-20 – ch 1, with white, dc in each st around, join with a sl st to 1st hdc, at end of round 20 change to yellow bags, do not cut white bags
Round 21 – ch 1, with yellow, hdc in each st around, join with a sl st to 1st hdc, cut yellow bags, at end of round 21 change to white bags
Round 22- ch 1, with white hdc in next 7 sts, ch 24, sk 8 sts, hdc in the next 19 sts, ch 24, sk 8 sts, hdc in next 12, join with a sl st to 1st hdc
Round 23 – ch 1, sc in next 6sts, work 28 sc around the next ch 24 sp on last round, sc in next 19 sts, work 28 scs around the next ch 24 sp on last round, sc in next 13 sps, join with a sl st in beg sc (94 total)
Round 24 – ch 1, sc in each st around (94 total)
Copyright (c) 2001 Marlo D. Cairns
June 10th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
i have also knitted plastic bags using the same ball of “yarn” made from cutting the plastic bags into strips. It’s nothing I would parade around town with, but they make useful bags for pet toys, holding plastic bags, etc.
I also saw a woman with a really standout bag she got in Italy made from bottle tabs from soda cans crocheted together with silver yarn- not sure how it was done, but it was really nice (not kidding – really was kind of glittery and pretty….)
June 12th, 2009 at 4:29 am
I am from India, I recently saw a news item on TV ,where an innovative and enterprising effort used recycled plastic mixed with bitumen for road surfacing,the item claimed that this method had proved more successful than conventional surfacing.
June 13th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Yep, Plastic bags can be cut into one inch narrow strips and then crocheted into a bag. If you look up some craft websites and type in ” recycled plastic bags” you’ll come up with 1000’s of ideas. about.com/hobbies and interests – is quite good
P>S> You could also weave together the strips to make some plastic “fabric”! Bye. Hope this helps
June 14th, 2009 at 4:30 am
Yes. If you are interested, check out the work of Eyv Saunders who recycles plastic bags by making them into handbags, bathmats etc..
June 15th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Hello,
With regards to recycling the plastic bag, while I do not know of any designers that do such a thing, Terra Cotta magazine does sell items made from recycled products such as bags and flip flops. If you are a knitter or crocheter, there are several free patterns on the internet where you can cut the bags into strips and knit or crochet shopping bags, or hand/book bags out of the strips. I did see that it was suggested to use baby powder on the strips to make them slide easier on the needles. I hope this helps some. Good Luck!
June 16th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Depending on the source of the plasctic there are many alternatives to recycling. The trick is collection and separation of the waste and then routing it to the proper companies that can process and thus reuse our massive problem with plastic.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:42 am
plasic bag which you get in the supermarket made of Polyethylene
Polyethylene is very cheap material compare to other
better use new Polyethylene