For nine years now, a women's cooperative in the Philippines has been utilizing used, colorful and non biodegradable juice containers that would otherwise clutter landfills, fields and streets of their community, to create one-of-a kind Bazura Bags. The handcrafted and eclectic bags and accessories add glamour to recycled goods while helping to clean the environment and supporting the livelihood of less fortunate, but empowered women and their families.

With only the help of the local village council, six Filipino women set up the Co-Op which has grown to include over 500 members today. 20% of the members work full time at the Co-Op which organizes schools and groups of adult collectors to gather over 50,000 used juice containers per day. They are washed, sanitized and recycled into a wide variety of fashionable and durable bags, accessories, home furnishings and even footwear that are exported and sold in over 15 countries around the world.

Bazura Bags are featured in over 80 styles in bright colors thanks to the colorful juice containers they are made from. The eye-catching labels from the recycled juice containers feature exotic fruit and names like "Sun Glo". The recycled juice containers also give the bags and accessories a hint of the fresh fruit scent. Bazura Bags enable shoppers with a conscience a guilt-free way to purchase accessories.

Their most popular styles include grocery and market bags, backpacks, coin purses, messenger bags, lunch boxes, purses and the Doy bag. "Doy packs" are what the drink containers are called in the Philippines. New styles include woven bags and bags made from recycled rice bags and advertising banners.