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Sep 2019
22m 44s

Boomerang Bags, with Lisa Petersson & Ma...

Amaeya Media
About this episode
Welcome to Season 2! Boomerang Bags comprises a group of volunteers recycling waste fabric--clothes, sheets, curtains--into reusable cloth bags to help combat waste and the use of single-use plastic bags. On this episode, we chat with Lisa Petersson & Masha Ruig about how they got involved. We'd love to hear what you think. Give us a shout on Instagram,  ... Show More
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