School of Livelihood and Rural Development
Cloth Bags
Plastic waste programme · Meghalaya
Reusable cloth bags, produced to replace single-use plastic
School of Livelihood and Rural Development has produced more than 50,000 cloth bags to move households and shops away from single-use plastic bags and towards reusable cloth. Of those, 10,000 were supported by the Government of Meghalaya under the Chief Minister’s Plastic Challenge, sponsored by Max Cement and Star Cement.
SLRD also led the project to set up a plastic waste recycling unit in South West Garo Hills in 2019, now operated by a village committee.
Why cloth bags sit inside a waste programme
Three results from one bag
Handle the plastic already here
The recycling unit deals with the plastic that is already in circulation across the district.
Stop the next one entering
A reusable cloth bag replaces the single-use plastic bag before it is ever handed out.
Income where the bags are made
Producing the bags locally makes the stitching work itself an income for the women’s groups who sew them.
The Meghalaya Plastic Challenge
Distributed under the state campaign for a plastic-free Meghalaya
The bags were distributed under the Government of Meghalaya’s campaign for a plastic-free state, carrying the campaign mark alongside the sponsor marks of Max Cement and Star Cement. Awareness rides and distribution drives were run with the district administration and local institutions.
What the work covers
A programme, a product and a recycling unit
- More than 50,000 reusable cloth bags produced.
- 10,000 bags supported by the Government of Meghalaya under the Chief Minister’s Plastic Challenge, sponsored by Max Cement and Star Cement.
- A plastic waste recycling unit set up in South West Garo Hills in 2019, led by SLRD and operated by a village committee.
- Awareness and distribution events run with district administration and local institutions.
Product range
Canvas and muslin bags, made to order
Sizes and pocket configurations below. Printing to a customer design is available on every product.
6 pocket canvas shopping bag
16 × 22 inch Product code: LRCN6PBG1 pocket canvas shopping bag
16 × 22 inch Product code: LRCN1PBGMuslin shopping bag
12 × 12 inch Product code: LRMSHB12Muslin shopping bag
17 × 17 inch Product code: LRMSHBG17Printing to a customer design is available on every product.
Ordering
Made to order, including bulk and printed orders
Bags are made to order in canvas and muslin, in the sizes listed above or to a specified size. Bulk orders for government departments, campaigns, retailers and corporate distribution are supplied with printing to the customer’s design. Write to us with quantities for lead times and rates.