Fashion      Products

Fashion      Features
 
Polls and Quizzes
News Quiz
What’s green and gossip-worthy this week: Monday, September 15

Test Your Eco I.Q.  Go

See All Polls & Quizzes  Go

 
 
bolt
A Better Battery:

Americans use two billion disposable batteries a year, 75% of which contains mercury, a toxic substance that can leak from landfills into soil and groundwater. For an eco-friendly alternative, buy rechargeable batteries.

Sponsored By

Five Accessories

Rwanda Tote

Rate it now:
Average rating:
 
Rwanda Tote
Youngna Park

Why It's Good:

The real thrill of the Rwanda tote is its bold fabric, reversibility and made-very-far-away vibe. Its importer is Five Accessories, a philanthropic outreach program that imports handbags from all over the globe to help support the artisans who make them. $5.00 from every handbag sold goes to support a charity in the locale where this good was handmade.

Why It's Green:

The Rwanda tote is made in Rwanda by local women from local cotton. Five Accessories founder Christine Hutchinson was on her honeymoon in Bali and awash in beautiful wares when she realized she could act as a conduit to a global consumer base for artisans, thereby providing them with better pay and working conditions.

Where To Get It:

www.fiveaccessories.com $65