One of the most innovative companies in the green space is TerraCycle. Initially producing natural fertilizer from worm poop, and bottling it in old plastic soda bottles that they pay schools to collect, the company has now branched out into all kinds of innovative products made from trash.

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Here’s a really cool idea… bags and accessories made from candy wrappers, gum wrappers and soda bottle labels. The folks over at Nahui Ollin are the creators of these unusual looking bags. The wrappers are not being reclaimed from the garbage, but are rejects from the factory that would otherwise have been sent straight to the landfill, unused. A bag can contain as many as 4,000 wrappers, and take as long as four days to create.

In addition to the multi-coloured TuttiFrutti shown, they also offer Barcode, Silver and Black for many of the bags and accessories. Need something larger than the tote shown above? Check out the larger overturned tote. Or how about a pocket planner with a unique cover or a cell phone case.