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Conserve India : Ragbag

Conserve India is a Delhi-based NGO, founded in 1998 and working with low-income groups on recycling and waste management . Conserve is managed by Anita and Shalabh Ahuja.

One of the succesful products made by Conserve India is the Ragbag®.
Ragbags are fashionable products made from recycled plastic bags, providing 'means of livelihood' for the deprived in the slums of New Delhi. The production is done by a cooperation of women who wash and clean the bags and make them into new products, designed by young European and Indian designers.