Gram's Red Stripe

$40.00

This bag is crafted from City Council banners. The front panel is striped with red coupled with white text, a strip of someone's forehead, and a fragment of the City of Houston logo. The back panel is striped with red coupled with the text "Featuring" , an unclear mix of colors, and white.

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In 4th grade we started a petition to ban single-use plastic bags in the City of Houston. It bothered us that plastic bags polluted our childhood park and bayou, hanging from the trees and packed in the ground. But plastic bag pollution has far-reaching effects. Marine life like turtles swallow the bags thinking that they’re jellyfish and wash onto beaches, dead. Plastic bags clog our storm drains and intensify flooding.

We wanted an alternative. We partnered with a former refugee from Afghanistan named Khatera Khorushan to “upcycle” used vinyl banners into beautiful, sturdy reusable bags. We are creating a virtuous cycle of employment, upcycling, and ecological health.

This beautiful bag and your support in using it will help us make a difference. Thank you.

Caoilin Krathaus & Lila Mankad, 12th Grade  Bag-Free Bayous Bag-Free Bayous