A while back I wrote a post about the difficult time I was having breaking my plastic water bottle habit. (Plastic Disposable Water Bottles: A Hard Habit To Break)  From that post I not only learned of 2 great types of reusable water bottles (namely SIGG and Klean Kanteen) I also learned of a company who has found a great use for those plastic water bottles; act2-GreenSmart. They convert the plastic bottles into high-quality durable fabric that they then use to make bags! Everything from Briefs & Laptop Jackets to Totes and Shoulder Bags. 

According to act 2-GreenSmart, “In the United States alone, 230 bottles per person go to the landfill per year. That’s enough crushed bottles to fill the Rose Bowl Stadium in California every two weeks.”   Isn’t it great that they have found a way to keep those bottles out of the landfill?

All of act² fabrics are made from 100% certified post-consumer PET bottles which means that all act² products are made from one of the most durable fabrics!  This means that you get high quality products while saving the planet. Sounds like a win-win to me.

I was very excited when I was given the opportunity to try this act 2-GreenSmart Shoulder Pouch 

Here are some highlights of the review I posted on my blog.

Before I received the bags I thought that the price was a little steep but once I saw the bags and felt how sturdy and well made they were I changed my mind.

These bags are well worth the price! (Both monetarily and environmentally!)  

If you visit Over Coffee – the green edition you can receive a 20% off discount on any purchase and enter to win a act 2-GreenSmart Shoulder Bag  of your own!   

Dimension: 9.5” x 8” x 2.5”. Made from 10 bottles saving the equivalent of 77 laptop hours. Retails for $44.99.  Giveaway ends Wed Nov 26th.

Lena reviews green products and blogs about her adventures/challenges of “Going Green” at Over Coffee – the green edition

 Pictures from act 2-GreenSmart.com