Recycled Handbags

Carteras: Unique Handbags Made from Recycled Materials By Honduran Women

We are pleased to be able to offer these unique handbags carefully created by women in the Rio Negro community near the Velasquez Family Farm in the Comayagua mountains of Honduras. The bags are made of recycled chip bags and newspaper and sewn together tightly with plastic fishing string.

These bags provide an important source of income for these women in a rural mountain community with few paid jobs, while also reducing litter.

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More photos and profiles of many of the women who make our handbags are available on the website of Manos de Madres, the non-profit organization that developed this project in 2003 and whose mission it is to improve the lives of women and their families around the world through income generation initiatives founded on principles of cooperation, creativity and sustainability. Beyond purchasing their products, you can also help support these women and their business venture by making a donation to their project through Manos de Madres.