March 5th 2007
Keira BYOB’s It
Filed under: green and famous, shopping — rebecca @ 1:22 pm
Keira Knightley was spotted around town with the “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” purse. It’s from the environmental line of Anya Hindmarch, and it’s most definitely sold out.
The purse is made from cotton, no word on if it is organic (that would only make sense, but it is not mentioned anywhere), and costs only £5. Good luck getting your hands on one, however. It’s been featured all over the UK media and the pre-orders are completely out. It is expected to be ready for purchase in retail stores this month.
“I’m Not a Plastic Bag” was designed in collaboration with We Are What We Do, a movement to inspire people to use their everyday actions to save the world. Action number one is “Decline Plastic Bags Wherever Possible” - amen! They state that the each person in the UK uses up to 167 bags a year - 10 billion annually in total. So bring your own!
Keira is doing it in style. Don’t wait for this cutie bag to be available, however. Start today with bags you have at home, and decline those plastic bags at the grocery store and the mall.
Via - Purse Blog
We have a wicked local company here in Vancouver, BC that does this type of bag - check it out!
http://www.bringyourownbag.ca
I think that keira is doing a good thing here she is showing people she cares about the world and i am glad she is doing it.
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I’m really glad people are embracing the many convenient and easy ways there are to go green, but you don’t have to have the newest and trendiest bag like this one to be eco-chic. My Juice Bag beach tote doubles fine as a grocery bag and it has a flexible solar panel that allows me to charge my cell phone while I’m out shopping. It allows me to save plastic bags as well charge my cellphone, ipod exc… at the same time with clean solar energy. Who know green products could be such multitaskers? Go to http://www.rewarestore.com to check it out.
First, i would like to say Keira looks a tad pale in that photo. But, the “i’m not a plastic bag” campaign is another wonderful method to get the message out about how nasty plastic bags can be for our planet. Good find!
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I just started using reusable tote bags for my groceries and other shopping trips. You can get some great reusable bags at http://www.Rejavanate.com. Not only do they eliminate the waste caused by plastic and paper bags but they are made from recycled burlap coffee bags, keeping tons of burlap waste out of our landfills AND the manufacturing process provides employment for individuals with developmental disabilities !!!! It’s a Win, Win, Win !!!
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http://hongkongwillie-preservationist.blogspot.com/2007/10/hong-kong-willie-in-news-green-shopping.html
http://www.hongkongwillie.com
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http://rejavanate.com/