"Still Your Ibadan Girl": Nigerian Lady Makes Laptop Bag from Waste Nylons, Shares Photos on Twitter
- A Nigerian fashion designer and environmentalist who makes bags from waste nylon and textile has gone viral on Twitter
- She shared a photo of a laptop bag made from oil sachets and received positive feedback on her creativity and innovation
- She has won several awards and recognition for her work, which aims to save the planet and empower other young people
A Nigerian woman has turned waste nylon into fashionable bags and accessories.
Adejoke Lasisi, a fashion designer and environmentalist, is the founder and CEO of Planet 3R and Jokelinks Weaving School.
Source: Twitter
She uses weaving skills to convert oil sachets, textile scraps and other plastic wastes into eco-friendly products.
Laptop bags from 90 oil sachets
Lasisi shared a photo of a laptop bag she made from 90 power oil sachets on her Twitter page.
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She said the bag saved the sachets from ending up in the ocean and asked for feedback on the outcome. The post received hundreds of likes and retweets from people who praised her creativity and innovation.
One commenter said:
“This is so beautiful I want.”
Others expressed interest in buying or learning how to make such bags.
Lasisi is not new to making waves with her waste-to-wealth initiative. She has won several awards and recognition for her work, including the National MSMEs of the Year Award in 2020, the Africa Green Grant Award in 2020, and the Presidential Youth Innovator Award in 2020.
She has also showcased her products at various events and exhibitions at home and abroad.
Later she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and a certificate in Entrepreneurial Management from Enterprise Development Center in Lagos, Nigeria.
She is passionate about saving the planet and empowering other young people to learn weaving skills.
Lasisi’s story is an inspiration to many Nigerians who are looking for ways to create value from waste and protect the environment.
Her bags are not only stylish but also sustainable and affordable.
Find the link to the Twitter post below
Talented young student picks 'pure' water nylon wastes, creates dustbin out of it
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a young Ghanaian scholar has impressed many after pictures of him with a dustbin he made himself using empty water sachets go viral on social media.
The name of this talented pupil of St Thomas Junior High School in Fiapre-Sunyani, Ghana, was not disclosed.
Going through the comments, it appeared that social media users were very impressed with the young man's work, and a number of them were willing to purchase some for themselves.
Source: Legit.ng
