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Helen Copplestone:
​Recycled carry bags

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​I am Helen, mother of two. Three years ago I created KARKT (Keeping Alive Recycled Kiwi Tarps).

​KARKT recycled bags are made from unwanted truck curtains and bike inner tubes diverted from the landfill.  They are cleaned, individually designed and cut by me at Whangarei Heads.
I like the saying "Every time you buy something, you are casting a vote for the world you want".  

The environmental economics of using local labour and a buying a bag that will last rather than a cheap bag you have to throw away in no time has benefits all round,  and people are slowly coming around to that idea. Be it the food you eat or the bags you buy.  Buy less and buy better ! 

​Every KARKT bag is unique with its own special colour design. Our bags are gutsy and durable. When I set out to create a recycled bag I want to create something funky and beneficial for the environment at the same time. 
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      • Kym Marsden
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      • Cindy Woest
      • Gaynor Nairn
      • Leslie Cleary
    • Photography >
      • Adrian Wilkins
      • Shelly Linehan
    • Pottery >
      • Allen Jowitt
      • Anna Scott-Davidson
      • Sheila Blackburn
    • Printmakers >
      • Mariette Van Zuydam
    • Textiles >
      • Anna Scott-Davidson
      • Jill Greig
    • Wood Craft >
      • Craig Vaughan
      • Don Grimwood
  • Browse Other Artists
    • Painters >
      • Ana Ter Huurne
      • Brad Walters
      • Glenys Ballantyne
      • Kathryn Millard
      • Kathy Mortimer
      • Levi Reid
      • Trish Parkin
    • Textiles >
      • Lucy Bilyard
      • Michelle Devine
    • Glass Art >
      • Justin Culina
      • Shona Firman
    • Sculpture >
      • Amie Redpath
    • Jewellers >
      • Adriana Hendel
      • Cheryl Bond
      • Gabrielle Ashton
      • Maike Barteldres
      • Michael Steinmetz
    • Photography >
      • Alan Squires
      • Paula Kanara
      • Shelly Linehan
      • Wendy Bown
    • Pottery >
      • Jeanette King
    • Printmakers >
      • Dulcie Hering
    • Multi-media >
      • Sharon Thompson
      • Trisha Fisk
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      • Bob Langford
      • Bram Egli
      • Dave Bigelow
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