Instead of sending them to a landfill, giving old clothes and fabrics a new lease of life by turning them into reusable shopping bags is a very nifty trick.

There are many local groups who are doing exactly that. You can get involved and discover how easy it is to recycle those items from the back of the wardrobe into something that’s very fashionable today: a solution to our current plastic bag situation.

https://www.facebook.com/ReCycleReCreate/

https://www.facebook.com/Sustainabags/?hc_ref=ARQZcrexL7hhh5wK4JSnH5Mx-YlZ-UhaRHFgZEUGsC5zoOfsy8mx8wYspG0Ubg0BBn0&fref=nf

http://boomerangbags.org/

https://www.facebook.com/boomerangbagsnz/