A creative environmental project to recycle plastic bags into handbags

As Safir newspaper published an article about a new environmental project which seeks to transform plastic bags into handbags. The idea was launched by Noor Qays as part of her graduation project.  She opened last Saturday her first exhibition at the “Tawla” restaurant in Mar Mkhael. The project consists of harvesting and cleaning plastic bags, treating them and then sewing them into handbags. The final color of each handbag cannot be predicted as the combination of various plastic bags is likely to produce different colors. The initiative aims to mitigate environmental damages caused by plastic bags on soil, marine and other forms of life as well as raise awareness on the need to limit the use of plastic bags. (As Safir, 21 April 2015)