This $500 Designer Handbag Is Made From Aluminum Cans | World Wide Waste

Weavers in Brazil are turning pop-tops into fashionable designer bags for Bottletop, a retailer that aims to highlight excessive waste in the garment industry.
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This $500 Designer Handbag Is Made From Aluminum Cans | World Wide Waste

[@anavideos2445]

As a Brazilian, I can confirm that this type of thing is very common here! We can see everywhere! If you like it, please support our people by buying things from the original makers, since is cheaper and original!

[@chlorophyllheart]

Gonna provide some store links or something? Do they add leather into their designs?

[@anavideos2445]

@@chlorophyllheart They usually sell it in local fairs, but you usually can find it if tou search "artesanato bolsa de latinha onde comprar". Even though, I'm gonna put some links too ^^.

[@anavideos2445]

www.elo7.com.br/lista/bolsa-de-lacres-de-latinha In Brazil, we also teach you how to make it, so I am gonna put some links too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWK7aoewq9l9Z6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3WYe2yinax1f9k

[@chlorophyllheart]

@@anavideos2445 interesting, thanks for the link!

[@joatanpereira4272]

Eu NUNCA vi isso, que coisa horrível mano kkkkkkk

[@MONi_LALA]

There are stores in Thailand that made clothes and accessories from trash, pop taps, lotto tickets, bottles, etc. And they cost about ฿100-300 roughly $10 or no more than $30. And these cost $500!! Yes, sustainable practices should be the norm but buying $500 handbag should not.

[@chlorophyllheart]

There is always be people that want to spend $500 on a bag. He is giving them a more ethical (even if not completely ethical) option. He made a cheap product designer, that's all any designer stuff is. Bags, jewellery, clothes, they all can be made cheaply. Adding the word designer means they made it from more expensive materials (like leather), higher quality (not just glued together, looks to be stitched) and fewer of the product.

[@Hello-xb8re]

@@chlorophyllheart yes there are always people that want to spend $500 on a bag not for actual garbage

[@sherine9033]

I think this is okay tho if someone rich and famous actually use this bag and make this a trend. For example, famous artists love to use super expensive bags like LV, gucci, etc, and then their fans will want to use it too and try to buy the fake ones.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

People can pay whatever they want for a damn bag. Maybe someone should help those Independent crafters sell their products internationally through the internet so they can make a higher profit margin by selling to rich people directly. Language is probably the biggest hurdle. Maybe also customs.

[@chlorophyllheart]

@@Hello-xb8re lol. that's merely your perspective. Obviously others don't think so because the store owner is getting lots of buyers. Seems like you just don't appreciate upcycling, recycling, and reusing items.

[@MarianadeOliveiraSaitu]

Guys, as a brazilian, let me tell you a "secret": these bags are super easy to make. It's a good DIY project. If you already know crochet, this is basically done. If you don't, it's one of the first projects you can try to make. After you learn the basics you can be creative and add all sorts of things, like paint in different colors or add fake fur/leather, inner lining, keychains, anything your heart desires. No need to spend 600 dollars for sure!

[@karlacastillo6838]

Same in Mexico, these bags and bags made of potato chips bags have been around for more than ten years. These are very easy to make if you have patience.

[@ruukibane301]

Omg THANK YOU like WHO tf is gonna pay that much money for that when cost of materials is like next to nothing and of your own choice...that is called daylight society accepted ROBBERY. Make your coin where you can, but don't sell something for $500 when you didn't spend even close to that making it in the firstvplace and especially in the name of CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT....make it more affordable then not more expensive. Rip off artists.

[@notanalien9041]

Exactly what I thought. The design is not too catchy and appealing for me and the fact that it cost more than $500 is just riddiculous. I could make these myself.

[@keylimetea]

Okay so tell me how

[@snurchy]

We used to crochet bags & hats from aluminum soda cans in the 70's. Funny how now it's chic!

[@LaCyclone]

So you're telling me, taking these tabs off cans, coating them in non-recyclable materials, transporting them to a warehouse, paying 3rd world employees "a fair wage" (not fair by our standards) to stich them together into a bag that costs way too much is a good idea? The metal tabs are already widely recyclable as they come attached to the cans. Adding these extra steps to create garbage is not helping the issue

[@Ryan_Richter]

It's more or less adding an extra opportunity to create a product out of the same waste materials. By weight, the value of these tabs will end up being more valuable than as scrap. Fulfilling this commercial niche isn't exactly an innovation in terms of reducing waste overall, but it might inspire more niche products to be invented. Maybe at that point there would be high enough demand that it starts to have a significant impact on reducing waste.

[@roxylius7550]

@@Ryan_Richter nah, it's just like plastic straw movement. All virtue signaling without putting a dent on the real problem so that some hippy can claim moral highground about how evironmentally concious they Re

[@jurrenkroon]

@lacyclone Thank you for this comment! This is just a commercial for a funny product. It has nothing to do with being environmentally friendly.

[@psychotic6708]

Completely agree with this except for the wages part. While it may not seem fair to us in modern countries, there is a difference. Here in modern countries, capital goods are in surplus, while labor is scarce. So in turn capital goods are cheap and labor is expensive. In third world countries, capital is scarce and labor is in surplus, so labor is cheap and capital is expensive. Factory jobs are very attractive to poor ppl in third world countries, because the alternative is owning a fruit stand just struggling to make any money at all.

[@LaCyclone]

@@psychotic6708 True, however the reason the factory's are being built over there by company's based in well off countrys is because the standard they have to give workers is little to none and they barely have to pay them due to their economy. For a premium $500 bag you'd expect there to less exploitation of the poor.

[@emmapeel8163]

how much do they pay that woman who spends 8 hours to make a $500 bag made from garbage?

[@Marco-yj6gg]

Exactly my thought too

[@axvarela]

I guess no one is forced to do that.

[@samuellong4253]

The living wage in Brazil is 1550 BRL/month = £217. That’s a month... so the person in the factory will be living at least comfortably while the cost of labour is still (in relation to the UK) relatively low

[@iamdmc]

"a fair wage" so about $0.25

[@CRWM987]

Preach

[@brianfilko]

Taking something that could be recycled and turning it into trash by adding non recyclable things to it?

[@darealberrygarcia]

They made trash out of trash, you just won 🏆

[@chlorophyllheart]

What was non recyclable? Leather is recyclable, obviously the aluminum too; and it looks to be just leather and aluminum tags.

[@brianfilko]

@@chlorophyllheart is a person that spends $500 on a bag going to disassemble it to make sure each of the materials goes to the correct recycling process? Lol no they are going to chuck it into the trash

[@medicamedico4335]

@@brianfilko lol that person wont use this 'bag' more than 1 week either

[@honor9458]

A lot of men in the comments saying that bags are "trash" because they don't use it themselves. A lot of men....

[@APOCRYPHAL]

What a load of greenwashing. Aluminum is 100% recyclable. Stop buying/upcycling/recycling plastics things not glass and aluminum

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

There's more recyclable materials than there is demand. That is why any ways to make waste materials marketable will help. Glass is so low value that a lot of places don't recycle it anymore in America. Not enough buyers.

[@lilacpen8678]

Well, they said that the fabric is made from recycled plastic, so that's certainly good.

[@SuzysRedStripes]

Isn't it the excess of the aluminum that's the problem?

[@lilacpen8678]

@@SuzysRedStripes Aluminum is the most common element on the crust of the earth, so no, that's not the problem. The biggest problem in this case is the energy waste from the processing of aluminum and manufacturing of pull tabs. That being said, it's better than nothing, and could help raise awareness of the issue of pollution, or at the very least make caring about the environment "cool," so it's not completely pointless. And, if memory serves me (it's been a while since I've watched this video), the purse fabric and thread is made from recycled plastic, which is a definite plus. Edit: As I suspected, this is the comment I already mentioned the recycled plastic on. It's nice to have a good memory, even if it only serves me in the most pointless of ways, lol.

[@EuclidesGBM]

@@SuzysRedStripes aluminum is so cheap we literally use it to make White Paint, which is the cheapest one. The most expensive part of it is turning the white dust (Al2O3) into metal, which is made by heating it up a lot (hence why it's more expensive) The only thing cheaper than Aluminum Oxide is Silicon Oxide aka sand

[@shellykearney7821]

Wow! way expensive to pay for one. I made this back when I was a kid. We learned to crochet from our moms and grandma's. Just think when we made these people looked down on us because we were crafty and poor. Now it means your rich to have one. The irony.

[@chlorophyllheart]

When you add leather, a fancier design, and sell in London, it's pricier. It doesn't mean you are rich to have an aluminum tag bag. It means you are rich if you buy this brand of aluminum tag bag.

[@AquaMarino]

Then you can make one yourself. It does not need it buy one just make one if you know it. That is called sustainable living. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@bebsbabyfox95]

I made one of those bags for my aunt; maybe 🤔 she never used . I’m going to show her this video ;she will realice she was a owner of a $500 “she was” because I’m pretty sure ended in a trash 🤨

[@springsweettart7421]

I have a bag of these it cost me $30usd. This piss me off so bad.

[@lumi2457]

So funny that here in Brazil we have similar bags and they are soooo cheap and cringe to use. Doesn’t mean that to be sustainable it has to be ugly and literally out of garbage, the metal could be melted and turned into something new. Here in Brazil recycling is something that we are used to do, but it’s not seen as fashionable, it’s just cause everything is too expensive for buying new

[@joatanpereira4272]

Eu nunca nem vi isso

[@claricesales3922]

Minha mãe faz crochê e já fez bolsas com essas coisas de lata, com cartões de orelhão velhos...

[@EuclidesGBM]

@@joatanpereira4272 Salvador, Fortaleza e Recife tem muito mesmo. Se vc procurar nas favelas do Rio e SP tem tb

[@Jakeee108]

I personally love to make stuff out of bottle tops and cans, it’s honestly rlly common online to, I’ve made a monster energy drink mask and chains (u can look up how to online)

[@thdgcfx]

Brazil is also home to the worst gang violence on the planet so whats your point

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

It all sounds great until you realize that they pay these workers maybe $2 for that 8 hour shift. If that.

[@kiuk_kiks]

Brazilian sweatshops.

[@brothebys]

Just because this is in Brazil doesnt mean its a sweatshop

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

@@user-ms1ue8bd8r what's your source?

[@Ludwig-van-Beethoven1824]

Better than not having a job though..

[@sarahrambhatla9257]

@@tristissimvshominvm8999 well what’s you’re source for assuming it’s a sweatshop that pays very little? They’re guess is just as good as yours.

[@jonahpatel6860]

The amount of time we spend believing we can't is more than enough time to learn how you can.

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[@greghenry9108]

positive reply from you

[@garcia681]

A lot of people in latin america make these? Why is it becoming huge so sudden?

[@h.fierro9156]

Ong

[@gauravmohore3034]

stonks

[@doubleo4733]

its called marketing

[@Bergamot88]

Because tourists went there and seen an opportunity that they could take advantage of.

[@mondongo9323]

Bruh i havent heard of this ong

[@OxyPox]

They mentioned paying employees fair wages, but never actually mentioned their wages.

[@adarshthoduvakkal4495]

because of privacy reasons, they cant just give away a persons wage on the internet

[@troubleddreamer553]

@@adarshthoduvakkal4495 yes they can

[@bighops093]

So they stole an idea on their trip to a third world country.. genius.

[@adarshthoduvakkal4495]

dude your not cool. Starting a business is harder than you think

[@sammysusuu]

@@adarshthoduvakkal4495 that’s why they steal ideas

[@adarshthoduvakkal4495]

@@sammysusuu its not stealing ideas genius

[@adarshthoduvakkal4495]

@@sammysusuu use your brain

[@adarshthoduvakkal4495]

@@sammysusuu jk

[@juhsouza5468]

This is very common in Brazil, my mom used to do a lot for me, but charge $500 it's kind sad, because i wonder the people that made it don't even receive 10% of this

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

Yeah, but you do have to consider that they have to ship the bags to London, and they have a store on Regent Street, which is where some of the poshest stores in London are located. Plus, everything in London is more expensive (sadly - I know because I live here lol). It does seem a lot for a bag, but the regular fashion industry charges the same for non-sustainable bags, while also not paying their employees well (or treating them well). We can always do better, of course, but at least this is a step in the right direction.

[@finntran1672]

Y’all watch FashionNova. They gonna steal the idea and make it in their sweatshops for $30 each

[@spne4104]

😂😂😂😂😂 on it cuz I went to go buy it then I saw the prices and I left. Fashion nova better get me this for cheap lmao. I bout to go on aliecpress lmao

[@Nina_vtw]

Um. This is already a stolen idea.

[@arjunsali]

Correct title: How to convert 100% recyclable aluminum into costly garbage.

[@katehache]

YES!!

[@chastelynbardales7084]

my grandma makes bags just like these for me I have a bunch! I love collecting the bottletops for her because once she gets enough, its another bag for me!

[@thedankgoat7972]

-"This bag highlights the waste in the fashion industry" The people who buy it: "Oh wow this bag is so cool, I was getting sick of my current bag..."

[@chasewilkinson1977]

Seems like something to help people with too much money feel better about themselves. Wouldn't shipping them to the other side of the world cut down on the environmental friendliness just a bit?

[@AmazingSofi771]

YES, totally agree

[@chlorophyllheart]

Yes, a bit. These customers want to spend $500 on a bag though, and giving them a non plastic bag option is better than them spending money on another designer plastic bag that sells for the same amount.

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

@@chlorophyllheart Or a bag made from a dead animal.

[@bessienicolelopez5266]

Thank you! Instead of lessening the demand of cans, it increased even more. Thus, creating more garbage.

[@Nazo_moon]

This is what you call virtue signalling. Smh.

[@darealberrygarcia]

This is what you call virtue hustling

[@casimiracastro2737]

Yes.

[@n3gi_]

Now I feel proud of my extremely small wardrobe, all of my clothes can fit in a medium size suitcase. I don't really see the need of buying so many clothes just to wear them once or twice in life.

[@arrigune]

Exactly. Something that really helps the environtment is buying less and wearing what you realistically will wear. That also makes lots of space at home and helps save some money. It's a win-win.

[@n3gi_]

@@arrigune tbh, I don't give a shit about environment. It's just saves me a lot of money by not buying so many expensive clothes.

[@arrigune]

@@n3gi_ Maybe you don't, but the video above uses a greenwashing argument to buy things that don't really help save the environment. And there are a lot more pros not buying unnecessary clothing and things in general: saving money.

[@SerenaYip]

who's gonna buy this for $500? Sure, it's sustainable but not affordable.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

it requires 8 hours to make just one bag I think this price is normal because it is also unique.

[@lumi2457]

@@alparslankorkmaz2964 idk what you mean by unique, here in Brazil this bags are quite common

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

@@lumi2457 I didn't know that. Then these people are just fiddlers. By the way I give my regards to u from Turkey. In here it is cold. What about there?

[@comicsandanimation5531]

@@lumi2457 like it may be common in Brazil but maybe not in UK that's y its so costly plus it takes 8 freaking hours to make and handmade is always expensive

[@ru2225]

@@comicsandanimation5531 the hours it takes to make doesn't matter lol. They're paying the workers who work those 8 hours shit all. It's 500 quid because greedy profiteers

[@anachenyichung6847]

i get wanting to spread sustainable fashion, and the fashion industry needs a bunch of overhauling to be more sustainable, but that's never going to happen when brands like these are gatekeeping sustainable fashion to the top 1%

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

We need to bring back punk, until big fashion got in on it, the whole point of punk was individualism buy cheap clothing mainly from second hand shops and modify it yourself

[@chlorophyllheart]

There is sustainable fashion for the rich and sustainable fashion for middle and poorer class. If you want to fix that then fix the worldwide income lol. Otherwise, let the rich people have their designer bags that are at least not made from plastic. There are obviously cheaper sustainable bag options and I buy those. It's funny you say they are gatekeeping it when there are thousands of other sustainable options.

[@chlorophyllheart]

@@GreatSageSunWukong punk and bohemian and hippy. All different styles to use what you've got, upcycle, etc because of being poor and/or caring about waste. Don't worry, upcycling is becoming more on trend because of earth conscious people (rich or not).

[@m0here239]

They barely showed the products, lol that’s half the reason I clicked!

[@kadeaudain6991]

This is why I only wear and own one leather purse at a time. I resell or donate the old one when I purchase a new one. The one I have now has been with me for almost a year and I try not to buy clothes so often. When I do buy clothes, I buy them second hand or from a reputable retailer. Fast fashion is really criminal.

[@sahibmujabee1177]

Just make a chainmail and sell it for 5000$ to those manchilds

[@iudexe3103]

Ayyyy, lets gooooo

[@chlorophyllheart]

If you are also upcycling it and not creating the metal from scratch then sure.

[@nellier2948]

My late grandmother made these. She made them for herself and to sell at the fleamarkets. She was from Mexico. Kinda sucks when a white man builds on the ideas and traditions of other cultures. Doesn't sit right.

[@CAZruns]

Lol white men invented these tin cans lol

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

I'm English and we've been making chainmail for hundreds of years only difference is these are a figure of eight stitched together instead of hoops locked onto each other but then theres many types of chainmail, so to claim your people invented stitching two pieces of metal together is kind of dumb, even the ancient Egyptians had armour, and calling something a cultural tradition when these ring pulls were invented in my lifetime, been around about 30 years is a bit rich too, i remember back in the early 80s, punks using the old style ring pulls in there clothing we just cut and filed off the sharp bits, make do and mend.

[@daniboaventura4320]

Sim, é uma merda.

[@casimiracastro2737]

@@GreatSageSunWukong ok boomer.

[@juliamelone8109]

These were all the rage in middle school. There was always one girl who collected other kids’ pop tabs and offered to make them.

[@chlorophyllheart]

Cool. Did she add leather? Or just the tags sewn together?

[@tylerhathor]

@@chlorophyllheart they STOLE the idea instead of giving the original creators tools to create their own brands and websites to sell it on. They could've decided to be business partners, but no... Steal it, pay the creators basic wages in relation to the communities they're in. Thats evil💯

[@Jfkeieodocovkfkrk]

'fashion production and consumption is terrible for the environment, btw look at this video of desirable designer bags'

[@chlorophyllheart]

People want designer bags, better they have a more ethical option than just another designer plastic option.

[@mtgourmet6861]

" this is how high fashion should be" well that shit don't like dat nice, maybe melt down the metals and construct something nicer,

[@chlorophyllheart]

I think it looks nice, perhaps you aren't the market they are selling to.

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

They're ugly

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

In Knoxville there was a woman making cool bracelets by cutting designs off of colorful energy drink and craft beer cans and attaching them over metal blanks. They were so cool.

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

That sounds cool. Monster has a lot of really cool embossed cans in their Ultra Zero line, so those would make really cool looking items.

[@franicestokes2928]

I can not imagine the work that goes into making handbags I can not believe it

[@MissMetaBlack]

I tried making jewelry with these pop tabs when I was little, but then my parents shamed me for collecting trash :( It nice to see that someone found a way to make pretty cool looking bags out of it.

[@deniseglover-cs6kd]

One person's trash is another person's treasure. My husband does the same thing.

[@guzwor]

Isn't that spray painting releases some chemicals in the environment?

[@joelflrz]

My aunt in Mexico makes these lmao

[@observeirene]

So a lot of that 500 is paying for all the labor, which I'm not complaining because it requires a lot of skill and time

[@nolanmartin6601]

The sad thing is, just because the product cost $500. Doesnt mean the person who made it is paid well.

[@Manager_Mister]

It is not the labor where most of the 500 is going. It is the enormous markup. Just make up some slick marketing garbage about 3D printed recycled store and all of a sudden it is worth $500 more. The real cost in the final store is about $20 max. That includes shipping halfway around the world. Labour is cheap in 3rd world countries because 1st world countries keep it that way.

[@chlorophyllheart]

I think the percentage of the final cost will firstly be profit, then rent, then employees (the cashiers, accountants, and creators), then the logistics and materials.

[@Manager_Mister]

@@chlorophyllheart i am sure about 85% will be profit. Labour will be about a dollar a bag on the high end.

[@Isabella_MRP]

It’s not going towards the labor, it’s going towards this guy and his expenses and paying rent to be located in a wealthy part of London.

[@puffdaddyfpv7046]

These ppl ain't getting CANNED... That bag looks LIT!

[@lavidaenelvalledetexas7525]

All those items where the shit back in the early 2000's in Mexico and South Texas my grandma and many other people use to sell bracelets, handbags, and belts made from cantops. Many people still make and sell many different items made from recycled tops.

[@miracufelix]

Or, you know, melt them down and use them for building new cans. But yea, thats not as cost efficient, i know.

[@aworte3266]

Melting materials on a large scale can still be harmful but I get what you're saying

[@tailoredgentleman]

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

[@halloweenheathen4394]

"excessive waste in the garment industry" charges $500 for a bag made of trash. -_-

[@brycekelley4392]

My mom got one of these for $20

[@versailles3891]

And severely underpaid the people who made it. Congrats.

[@Lucky8s]

@@versailles3891 If she paid more not a single cent extra would've went into the pockets of the maker. Don't place blame where it doesn't belong.

[@brycekelley4392]

@@versailles3891 yea like calm down they probably getting these out of the trash probably cost 5 to make

[@juliamelone8109]

@@versailles3891 I actually see a lot of people selling these at craft shows for around $15-$30 depending on the size. These have been around for years. I even used to give my tabs to a friend in middle and high school who made these.

[@spne4104]

Where can you buy it? I wanted one but then I saw how expensive it was on their websitr

[@MXFmedia]

VIDEO: “fashionable hand bags made with can tops” ME: “dude, I’ve been making reusable crafts since I was 10, this is nothing new!” - can top brackets - duck tape hand bags and wallets - recycled cardboard, wood, and plastics for home made clocks - broken jewelry (turn it to sewing or new jewelry) - glass bottles used for mosaic designs - plastic bags to reusable trash bins - dead light bulbs used for tree ornaments with added 5mm beading Easy to do and not worth money to buy these.

[@chlorophyllheart]

That's great that you upcycle. I love upcycling. But that has nothing to do with designer bags. Rich customers want a $500 bag anyways, might as well have a non plastic option for them to buy.

[@waynes84]

Aluminum cans are already recycled with great efficiency. Now these people making handbags, are combining plastic, rubber and fabric into this aluminum material making it harder to recycle next time around. This is wasteful if you ask me.

[@chlorophyllheart]

Hmm, maybe. Where was the rubber? Natural rubber degrades easily so I don't think they had rubber. If the thread or fabric is polyester then that is bad. But these bags look like they will last many years because of the leather and metal. The ideal would be for the bags to be fixed so they never have to be thrown away or recycled. Ideal doesn't mean it will happen though lol. I still think it's better than a plastic designer bag.

[@johnbob4957]

Takes 8 hours to make .. wondering how much she is paid

[@GGOWO]

50 bucks a day maybe

[@GrumpySalmon]

Buckets?

[@livelyosprey]

@@GGOWO funny joke

[@emmapeel8163]

@@GGOWO - more like $5

[@GGOWO]

@@emmapeel8163 yeah cause it’s a third world country 😔

[@mattfavaloro350]

Not only is it environmentally friendly it gives you unique materials to work with that will really show off creative person skill win win

[@TheAstronomyDude]

The spray paint they use harms the environment more than anything.

[@chlorophyllheart]

Probably. How much harm though? They didn't say if the ink was eco friendly so it probably isn't. The brand isn't 100% ethical and sustainable but I think it's better than having another designer plastic bag.

[@ASMRRelaxingHome]

This is really amazing!!! Thanks for the person who started this😊

[@amyr1285]

Ummmm... if you want something to be the “norm” and sustainable, it’s shouldn’t be so expensive. The average person that makes things “the norm” wouldn’t spend that much on one of these bags. No matter how much they save the environment, or how nice they are.

[@missbell8089]

That's how should people think, we should see our daily impact to the environment. Great work.

[@M.Happie]

A $500 dollar bag that I can make for $6 at home by saving my pop tops and buying the thread to knit it and one zipper. I guess my time cost $494...🤷🏻‍♀️

[@sliksick123]

I am honestly more impressed by the fact so many craft and seamstress/sewing jobs this makes - that is not a skill you can just be taught and expect to find a job for

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[@MRainy-ot7rc]

How excatly does taking the bottle caps help there still the whole can

[@casimiracastro2737]

Good point.

[@onecuet]

We've become an over consumption global society. Making purses out of can tabs still promotes over consumption. We need to consume less, recycle past consumption packaging, & give our planet the respect it DESERVES!

[@tyrrarae-z9s]

Bottletop is doing a great job of combining sustainability with style, proving that fashion can be both trendy and eco-friendly. The brand’s focus on upcycling and helping disadvantaged communities is a great example for businesses to make a difference. However, even though they recycle a good amount, it’s still just a small part of the huge waste problem in the fashion industry. It’s a positive step, but much bigger changes are needed. More brands need to follow this example, and consumers should demand sustainable options to make a real difference. The good news is that more people are showing interest in ethical fashion, which could eventually push the industry to be more responsible

[@NateHarlos]

This is crazy. I didn’t know the impact of the fashion industry. Thanks :)

[@maymonther7076]

whoever liking this video(ad) is piece of art. pun intended!

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[@dotteddice2358]

I would never spent that much for any handbag, but I like that people are making things from material that would otherwise be trash.

[@DOODOOMAN1921]

This is pretty friggin cool man

[@alejandrinamartinez728]

My grandmother makes these with the pop tabs I collect, they’re so cool

[@ebnean]

You should make these cheaper so more people can afford these which will increase the amount of cans taken out of the sea

[@epictetushasepictiddiez2615]

Although thatd be nice however the pay goes towards the labor. 8 hours is alot and not alot of people are willing to use their skill on this so their pay is higher

[@ebnean]

@@epictetushasepictiddiez2615 you have a good point. Never thought of it that way. Thank you 😊

[@chlorophyllheart]

Cans get taken out of the sea just to be recycled (not upcycled) they don't need the excuse of a bag brand to do that.

[@epictetushasepictiddiez2615]

@@chlorophyllheart i agree but a fashion brand making a pretty purse out of it gives people a better insentive to go green which is a sad reality. Still better than nothin tho lol

[@bellablue1347]

Yessss BABY! Change is happening and you are a part of it!

[@20_percent]

how many came here just by looking at the display pic?..

[@darealberrygarcia]

Its called a thumbnail

[@casimiracastro2737]

Reminds me of the Tom's. It's a similar concept. You find a market that already exists (alpargatas in Argentina, people from Brazil recycling can tops to do crafts), claim it as yours, make your product way more expensive than the original, and make the buyer feel good about themselves because they helped a cause (raise money for the poor, save the environment) they could have helped with in many other, more efficient ways.

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[@RaBoooos]

Best Idea for every fashion business.

[@mananpathak7868]

Yo where is "how elon musk spend his billions" ...

[@2TMarie]

I do not carry a purse, but, I appreciate the effort that they are trying to accomplish! 😊

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

Good for them 😅

[@lahormiga1989]

My uncle has been making those for years in Mexico, then he sends them to family members in the US to sell or sells them to tourists. I've also seen other people make them with CDs, candy rappers, and plastic bags.

[@hank8310]

I feel bad for the people working on these Not only are they getting paid very little This is also contributing to the garbage going into the ocean Because they use and create more waste

[@redherringagreement3946]

Thumbnail: World Wide Waste Me: World Wide Handsome 😂

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[@laurabethhorton455]

This is what people call "DOING GOOD" wow way to go

[@estherfaleye5541]

Sorry everyone but it’s clear everyone first

[@IsisOya]

I have a bag like this! A friend bought a mini version of it! Can't wait to bring it up again!

[@Alnair_murr]

Congrats on 4 million subscribers

[@redruby56]

we had these as kids also belts and u would sow w what ever color of ribon u liked they were so cute

[@ChelseaMiddlebrook]

The amount of negative comments on this is sad.... its a step in the right direction at sets a good example. People are so negative. Support progress

[@dvyakaisukar6555]

I think this should be expanded worldwide

[@DylanSnider]

People might not think it makes a difference, but give them credit for doing something to reduce pollution. Some people commenting probably litters.

[@oliverbrooks4588]

My mom got a similar one of thoese since a year or two i and she like the idea keep up the good work

[@xsystem1]

That pop tops was popular here in the Philippines way back in the 90's where we link it together to make a thick dog chain. We use it for holding our wallet at the back pocket

[@johannp.8579]

What normal people see:👛 What I see: 💵

[@Loveinthewild3]

So crazy that he says that he’s giving them skills when he’s actually employing them to use the skills they already have. Brazil is commonly making this sort of thing and you just took the concept and marketed it in the way Americans enjoy marketing. Also is the string they’re using to weave a plastic based string?

[@crownedcurrent]

Wow now this is fashion I can stand behind

[@tishsmiddy71]

Someone told me you could recycle these for money in the 90s and everybody I know it was saving them and we washed them ! always wondered what happened to them probably nothing ? Glad to see someone doing a project with them

[@mommajoe824]

I've been crocheting with tabs for a while now. Also plastic bags and old tee shirts. Oh don't forget old video tapes.

[@rinrin6909]

With all the materials mixed up, one of the most important questions is how could we get it recycled or reused when the bag is warned out and can’t be restore its condition any longer? It maybe be an “ethical” option and high end but they never mentioned of how they product will end up, though it’s was reassured to last. Back to where the cans came from?

[@dragondragon9071]

Near 5 million woohoo!

[@keithlemons7000]

i like to collect pop tabs to make stuff with, mostly chains and i am so jealous of how may they have

[@michaelcrabtree2939]

Thats awesome to recycle and very fashionable.

[@jamesjasonalcalde697]

wow impressive! I wish I can buy one of that bag someday

[@martinemjt]

great initiative! A+++ hope your crochet expert are making a living wage!

[@nikanj6]

Absolutely love those designs.

[@grassgreen4264]

Take recyclable waste and turn it into waste that is 50 times more expensive to recycle. Keep it up, great green idea!