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Philippines: I am not Plastic

Saturday, July 28th, 2007 @ 08:29 UTC

by Preetam Rai

Countries:: Philippines
Topics:: Business, Environment, Labor

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Español:	Filipinas: No soy de plástico...
বাংলা:	ফিলিপাইন্স: আমি প্লাস্টিকের তৈরি না...

Cathy introduces her new venture that reduces plastic waste by creating their own range of fashion conscious reusable shopping bags. “Our initial step is to get Filipino shoppers into the habit of refusing plastic bags when they shop. Our next step is to create even more bags which will have more of a statement and function beyond what can be seen.”

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