Recycled Rubber Tire Zippered Wallet

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Want to feel more secure? Zip up your cash and cards with this simple, but extremely durable and rugged wallet made from reclaimed inner tubes. Great wallet, there are 6 card pockets, 3 on each side - you can also stash cards or cash or receipts under those with 2 more pockets under the card pockets. The wallet section had a divider so you can put cash on one side and receipts or whatever you choose on the other. It all zips up nice and neat so you don't have to worry about losing anything important. There is no special coin area but since it all zips up you can add coins in the wallet as well and they will stay put. Genius! Plus, to make it all even better these wallets are Fair Trade, Recycled and just plain good! Please note that the logo comes in 2 colors (red or green) and is made of leather.  One per order.

 

Fair Trade Artisans: Alabi Recycling: El Salvador.  Fair Trade Certified.

From the Producer:

Alabi Recycling works with found scrap materials. Mario Alabi designs our popular inner-tube wallets.  The inner-tubes are found tossed aside in abundance, the by-product of El Salvador’s common "taxi" trucks that navigate the very rough mountain roads and whose inner-tubes need regular patching -- until they can’t be patched. Mario drives around in his motorcycle with sidecar and gathers them up, bringing them back to his workshop: an industrial washing machine and sewing machines. Once working solo, he now employs a small crew to convert the found rubber scrap into functional and durable accessories. This project both helps the environment and provides jobs in the community.

The people of El Salvador are among the most generous and determined you'll find anywhere. Emerging from a civil war, they are striving to improve their daily lives and rebuild their ravaged country. Revy works with individuals and co-ops to help them earn a living wage and provide a brighter future for themselves and their children.