Bracelets Made From Aluminum Cans

Did you know that recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a 100-watt bulb fro 20 hours, a computer for 3 hours, or a TV for 2 hours according to http://www.dosomething.org/.

at five ACCESSORIES, we are using the pop top of aluminum cans to make bracelets. This is part of our fundraiser with Chicago's StreetWise. The vendors of StreetWise are collecting items off the street and making jewelry and picture frames. You can view more items under the accessory tab at http://www.fiveaccessories.com/.

Chicago's Green Festival

There are 16,600 Homeless People. 66% are single adults, and of these,three-quarters are men, 11% are parents with children, 84% of whom aresingle women, 23% are children under 18 with a parent, 42% of whom areunder 5 years of age. fiveACCESSORIES is partnering with StreetWise and launching a line called "off the streets".

Their unique picture frames made by the vendors of Chicago's StreetWise can be purchased at http://www.fiveaccessories.com/ under the Accessory Tab/ Off The Street.

Earth Day Facts

Did you know that the average temperature in the US has increased by 4 degrees. The top ten warmest years on record have occured since 1990.

As an alternative to buring trash and thus, increasing the temperature, a fair trade cooperative in Honduras is recycling potato chip bags (such as Frito Lays and Doritos Bags) and turing them into picture frames. The silver shown here is the inside lining to the chip bag. More items can be found at http://www.fiveaccessories.com/ under the Accessories Tab/ Recycled Products.

From Trash to Treasure

Did you know that American companies toss out 7.6 billion tons of waste each year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Where does all this trash go?

At five ACCESSORIES, we are turning trash into treasure. For example, the two bags shown here handmade by a fair trade co-operative in Honduras, are made from recycled potato chip bags. Ladies are collecting trash off the streets of Honduras as an alternative to burning the trash and weaving it into clutches. Each clutch is signed by the artisan who made the bag. The silver clutch is the inside lining of the chip bag. The multi-colored clutch is made out of a variety of Doritos, Lay's and Fritos chip bags.

You can check out more recycled items at http://www.fiveaccessories.com/catalog. Let's support turning trash into treasure!

Bamboo is a Renewable Resource

People in US spend three to four times as much time shopping as Europeans
do"
"The impact of the average U.S. citizen on the environment is
approximately 3 times that of the average Italian"
Adapt an Eco-friendly European lifestyle to save the environment and your
wallet! fiveACCESSORIES offers a variety of global eco-friendly bags that
won't hurt your wallet or your environment.

"Bamboo is a highly yield renewable resource and is one of the strongest
building materials. Bamboo's tensile strength is 28,000 pounds per square
inch versus 23,000 pounds per square inch for steel"
fiveACCESSORIES' Bali collection uses bamboo to make handbags such as the
Night and Half Moon, hence are sturdy and long-lasting, as well as
renewable