La Guajira, en el camino hacia la sostenibilidad con innovador proyecto circular
La Guajira se convierte en un referente de sostenibilidad gracias a un innovador emprendimiento de economía circular de la diseñadora industrial Laura Mora Díaz, quien transforma en bolsos de alta calidad los desechos de plástico, especialmente bolsas, que recoge de la basura. Una práctica amigable con el medio ambiente que además genera beneficios económicos y sociales para la región.
TL;DR
- Laura Mora Díaz, an industrial designer from La Guajira, Colombia, has launched an innovative circular economy project.
- The project transforms plastic waste, specifically bags, into high-quality handbags.
- The brand, named ‘Salbo’, aims to expand throughout the department and the country.
- The process involves collecting, washing, drying, classifying, compacting plastic bags through heat, cooling, and then sewing them into products.
- The initiative seeks to reduce plastic pollution and contribute to the fight against climate change.
- The brand has gained support from allies like Ecopetrol and has a presence on Instagram.
- Salbo is an example of upcycling, turning single-use and packaging plastic bags into a raw material for sustainable leather goods.