As noted in Forbes recently, polyethylene from plastic bags that once contained garbage is the hot new material in the fashion world, adorned with designer labels from Germany, France and Russia, along with the creator: Conserve, a Delhi nonprofit organization.

Conserve is the work of Anita Ahuja, an author-turned-do-gooder and a native of Delhi. Recycling plastic bags into fashion accessories, her group helps clean up the streets of the Indian capital while bringing more pay and dignity to the downtrodden garbage pickers. She sells accessories, including handbags, jewelry and shoes, to wholesalers for $5 to $15 apiece.

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