| Earth Day 2009 has come and gone, but that | | | | producing creative and fashionable products. |
| does not mean that being "green" is done for the | | | | When we first found kailo chic’s laptop |
| year. Quite the contrary: everything seems to | | | | sleeves and bags we wondered what makes |
| have eco-friendly options. That means the same | | | | them eco-friendly? Petroleum based dyes can be |
| is true of the laptop bag category as well. | | | | damaging to the environment, but kailo chic uses |
| What is eco-friendly when it related to fashion | | | | water-based dyes to create their fun color |
| accessories like laptop cases? It varies by | | | | schemes. Sometimes it is difficult to fathom, but |
| designer, but it can mean made of recycled | | | | even changing the type of dye to a natural |
| materials or even using water-soluable dyes for | | | | substance can help you to contribute a |
| color. Greensmart by Shoreline produces sleeves | | | | small part to saving the earth. |
| and bags from recycled plastic bottles. For an | | | | There is another interesting point that can rarely |
| interesting twist, Re-Bagz hand weaves their | | | | be noticed when shopping online. All of these |
| laptop bags, business card cases, coin holders, and | | | | manufacturers use minimal exterior packaging. It |
| purses out of recycled rice bags and juice packs. | | | | could be because the category of bags and |
| Every bag is unique since it is impossible to | | | | fashion accessories has historically utilized very |
| duplicate the exact same production from one | | | | little packaging. Regardless, it is a quality that |
| bag to the next. The wallets are cut from 100 | | | | should be commended and potentially copied by |
| pound rice sacks. While recycling bottles may be | | | | other industries who could consider minimizing the |
| commonplace, we don't know that recycling rice | | | | amount of plastic wrap or plastic packaging as |
| sacks is. Both of these designers are doing their | | | | part of their production and distribution process. |
| part to keep plastic out of the landfills while | | | | |