Recycled Plastic and Rivergrass Baskets

Recycled Plastic Canewire Baskets

Since age’s these Plastic Canewires baskets were hand weaved , by ladies in house for their personal use. All our grandmother’s had these kind of baskets weaved by themselves or gifted by their friends using recycled Plastic Cane Wires . But slowly these art of basket weaving vanished from most parts of India. But still it is alive in South India, were you see working women & men carry their tiffins to work everyday in these kind of Baskets . They are very long lasting & durable, Average age 20~30 years.
We used to get these bags made a lot some 10 to 15yrs ago . Now again these bags are slowly coming back in fashion in overseas markets . Hence we went to South India , and after scouting around found 3 ladies who are expert in weaving these kind of baskets & with their help , found many other ladies who knew how to make such bags thus we made 3 clusters of 50 ladies each
headed by the 3 expert ladies & now weave these bags in villages in Southern India

Recycled Strap Baskets - ( Recycle, Reuse and Reduce ).

Reused Recycled plastic packing straps and the wire from old car tyres , bamboo strips are woven to create these amazing multicolored floral patterned hand woven recycled plastic basket with
foldable handles . These are handcrafted by refugees settled in the mountains in North Eastern India. This basket weaving is done by both women & their men folks & helps them to augment their income & make a living for their family. Menfolks walk long distances to nearby towns to collect discarded pallet strapping off the streets , often waste from transport & unpacking areas. Since this are made from discarded packing straps, each piece is different coloured ,depending on what color piece of strap the menfolks collect in a day.

Sustainable Rivergrass Baskets

This Baskets are Eco friendly & Sustainable, Handcrafted from Kaunagrass (water reed grass),which is the local name for a reed or rush belonging to the family Cyperaceous, growing in the wetlands of Imphalvalleyin north eastern India. The stem is cylindrical, soft &spongy, which iswoven into baskets around a wooden mold,by the women from Manipur. This has given an additional income to these marginalized tribal households & most important a financial independence to the women.Our baskets are made by a group of about 100+ woman from the Meitei Tribe.

All the above basket projects , fulfils many of the United Nations SDG . As the basket weaving contributes to augmenting the household incomes & also empowers Women, thus helps in gender equality in income generation & reducing poverty & hunger . Also being recycled Plastic , it is recyclable & Sustainable , and it helps in reducing the plastic waste pile up and does help in overall sanitation.