October 12, 2012

Concrete Mode Repurpose Waste Cement Bags into Sturdy Totes

 
 

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via INHABITAT by Paul Wagner on 10/10/12

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Concrete Mode is a Thailand-based company that creates incredibly sturdy totes, bags and pencil cases the discarded bags used to transport concrete. Concrete is the most consumed man-made material on earth and more than half of all the world's concrete consumption occurs in Asia. Besides immense CO2 emissions, concrete consumption produces waste when transporting it via bags. Instead of these bags ending up in landfill, Concrete Mode's founders believe these bags should be repurposed into useful, fun, and fashionable items. After a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, they've been at work producing the bags and have even tested out a prototype umbrella from the salvaged fabric.

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