While researching my plastic bags post I came across an article in the Nation, which indicated that plastic bags could be donated to the Thai Craft Association to be turned into handbags. I followed up and confirmed that the Association does indeed accept donations of clean plastic shopping bags. The bags are passed on to a group of artisans who knit them into handbags - each handbag is made up of 50 recycled plastic bags.
The Where & When Bags can be dropped of at the entrance of any Thai Craft Fair or at the Thai Craft Office.
Craft Fairs are generally held once a month at the Ambassador Hotel, Sukhumvit Soi 11 (near BTS stop Nana) on the 3rd floor of the Tower Wing from 10AM to 2PM. A fair schedule is available on Thai Craft Website. The finished handbags can also be purchased at these fairs.
The Thai Craft Office is located at 242 Soi Akharn Songkroh, Akharn Songkroh Sai 15 Road near BTS stop Chong Nonsi. Bags can be dropped off any weekday between 8:30AM and 6:00PM.
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Fair Trade As if selling some truly beautiful Thai crafts and providing a place to recycle your plastic bags weren't reasons enough to attend a craft fair, The Thai Craft Association is a Fair Trade organization and a member of the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) and the Asia Fair Trade Forum (AFTF). As a fair trade organization, the Association works with disadvantaged artisans throughout Thailand to provide them with access to the market and a fair price for their crafts. Other guiding principals of the Associations work are concern for people and the environment, and transparency for both artisans and customers.
Volunteer Want to help out? The Association relies on volunteers for much of its good work - professionals with special skills to share, as well as anyone with enthusiasm. Sign up to volunteer on the website.
So start saving up those plastic bags and I'll see you at the next craft fair - April 26th!
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