Upcycled Bags and Accessories Made From Waste
We transform waste into useful things to encourage people to rethink resource use.
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Market and Yoga Mat Bags
Our upcycled Market Bags and Yoga Mat Bags are made from printed polyester offcuts sourced from a banner manufacturer. This colorful, durable material would otherwise go to landfill. Instead, we combine it with things like double-layer construction and YKK zippers to help ensure they meet your needs well, while lasting a long time. Doing so helps reduce demand for new resources.🌱
With eight pockets lining its spacious interior, our Market Bags carry plenty, while keeping things organized.
With a sleeve for your mat, two pouches for essentials, and a roomy interior, our Yoga Mat Bags are functional and unique.
Waste Is Our Resource
We don’t order materials from suppliers. Instead, we seek out resources that would otherwise become waste and find ways to partner with others to give useful materials a second life. The following are primary resources we currently work with.
Banner Offcuts
Leftover polyester from a banner manufacturer — heavy-duty, vibrantly printed, and destined for landfill. We use it for our Market Bags, Yoga Mat Bags, Large Totes, and more.
Thai Silk Remnants
Offcuts from a Thai bag manufacturer. We use lighter silk for our manufactured Thai Silk Pouches, and heavier silk for our handmade pieces — each product built with two layers for quality and durability.
Neoprene Offcuts
The same high-performance material that’s used to protect divers now protects your sunglasses. We source neoprene offcuts to make our Sunglass Cases, while helping a manufacturer pursue zero waste.
And More…
We’re currently prototyping products using retired fire hoses, burlap coffee bags from local roasters, vinyl billboards, vinyl packaging from coffee and pet food, foams, and more… We’ll share updates via our newsletter.
Made by Skilled Hands
Every Morph Bags product is made by people who care about what they’re creating. Our handmade and manufactured lines are each produced by a distinct community of makers — connected by shared values around quality, sustainability, and opportunity.
Handmade in Thailand
Our handmade products are sewn by informal seamstresses in Thailand, in the same country where we source our waste materials. This keeps our handmade supply chain local to its source — reducing transport, supporting skilled workers, and keeping production close to the community.
Handmade in the United States
Some of our handmade products are sewn by refugee seamstresses in the United States, trained and supported by our partner Forai in St. Louis. Forai works with refugees to build economic independence through skilled craftsmanship — and every handmade Morph Bags product they produce is a step toward that goal.
We are proud to partner with Second Chance Bangkok, whose work supports vulnerable communities in Thailand, and with Forai in St. Louis, Mo, whose mission to empower refugees through dignified work aligns directly with ours.
Manufactured to High Standards
Our manufactured products are made by a values-aligned family business in Thailand. They treat their workers well, maintain rigorous quality standards, and are committed to the same circular economy principles that underpin everything we do at Morph Bags.