Recycled Rubber Tire Wallet with (or without) Logo

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  • Regular price $23.00


You can be eco-conscious while keeping your cash dry and safe with this 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 has a divider so you can put cash on one side and receipts or whatever you choose on the other. 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 the logo is made of leather.  We also have one option without logo - a plain rubber wallet without logo, vegan.

 

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.