Upcycle Whimsical Apron from Reclaimed Billboard Banner

Description

Whoever said sustainable must be boring? No ways, not with these spunky-funk aprons, made from waste billboard banner canvas! The patterns are carefully selected to coincide with those magical stand-out prints that make billboards a thing, in the first place, ensuring you’ll be the star of the home-show while wearing these! They are make magical, special gifts, in that each one is unique and speaks its own story…

The aprons can be washed by hand or in the machine, and will last for ages.

It is locally made from waste billboard fabric, which is very durable material and takes ages to decompose – current estimates say it takes 20 years before it even starts to degrade! There is also currently no way to recycle billboard fabric, so the creative Upcycle team are figuring out brilliant applications to keep waste billboards out of the landfill, and training the unemployed to do so too. By sporting one of these aprons, you are helping to keep this highly durable waste out of the landfill, while helping to upskill locals in the circular economy.

Note the colours and motives are random – if you want a specific look, leave a comment in the order notes and we’ll try to match it, but no promises. Otherwise, we’ll pick something special for you based on what is available.

Made in SA:

Proudly handmade in South Africa by the Upcycle team, in an effort to divert corporate waste from landfill and transform it into beautiful and useful products, thereby creating opportunities for local microentrepreneurs and self-starters.

Size and other specifications:

One-size-fits-most, with adjustable straps. The bottom reaches up to about mid-thigh, on an average height woman.

Being handmade from reclaimed waste, sizes, colours and motives may differ from pictures, as no two items are the same, every item is unique.

Materials: 

Reclaimed waste billboard fabric (medium soft texture)

Packaging:

• Biodegradable kraft label