Tag Archives: cloth
Help The Homeless
Image via Wikipedia - Donate your professional clothes to an organization that helps people get back into the workforce.
- Give gently worn home furnishings or household appliances to a person or family who might need them or donate them to an organization.
- Take warm clothes, blankets or food to a homeless person that you often cross paths with.
- Donate toys and books to a homeless organization. Toys and books are just as important to kids as food and shelter.
- When shopping, buy a couple extra non-perishable food items and take them to a food drive or pantry.
Luntian Bags
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Last April, I read this Time article and the numbers stunned me- “Every year, more than 500 billion plastic bags are distributed, and less than 3% of those bags are recycled. They are typically made of polyethylene and can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills that emit harmful greenhouse gases.”
More than the numbers, however, my main takeaway was that we (normal people and not scientists or radical activists) can do something about it- “Reducing your contribution to plastic-bag pollution is as simple as using a cloth bag (or one made of biodegradable plant-based materials) instead of wasting plastic ones. For your next trip to the grocery store, BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag).” Hmmmm, I can do that. And maybe I can get other people to do it, too.
From Rags To Riches
Women from the community of Payatas, Manila’s main garbage dump, for years eked out a living by weaving bits of cloth dumped by textile companies into multi-colored rugs.
Last year, their lives took an unexpected turn after a group of young professionals formed Rags2Riches.
— Reuters
What were once scraps of cloths that will join the rest of the country’s garbage are transformed into useful and elegant pieces of rugs by the women of Payatas and Rags2Riches. These rugs are made in solid colors and durable cotton or brushed. Each piece went through careful weaving, quality control, and selection.