KARACHI: Dawlance, in line with its vision for sustainability, has collaborated with the Hunar Foundation, for the “Rags-to-Bags” initiative, to produce tote-bags, by using recycled Panaflex-skins acquired from billboards.

These bags contribute in multiple ways: they protect the environment, provide income for impoverished students of Hunar Foundation (HF) and supply durable bags for daily usage.

Promotional materials are usually printed on PVC sheets – a non-biodegradable material that causes long-term pollution. “Rags-to-Bags” will prevent almost 400 to 500 square feet of PVC from being thrown away.

Young women and HF students, hailing from low-income households, will be engaged to recycle the promotional plastic waste and convert it into reusable tote bags. This initiative in its first year will continue to empower underprivileged women, besides reducing waste and pollution.

Hundreds of tote bags are being stitched during this exemplary initiative, as this collaborative effort by Dawlance and Hunar Foundation will also inspire other industries, to recycle their waste materials for promising a safer, healthier environment on Earth, by consuming and disposing-off their waste materials in a responsible manner.

The key objectives of this project are; to reduce waste generation through recycling and reuse of waste material to ensure the protection of the Earth’s environment, while creating useful bags for those who need it at low cost.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2023