Who would have thought juice packs could end up looking so glamorous?

These fashionable little coin purses are made from recycled juice packs originally destined for landfill but which have instead been transformed by hand into something charming and eye-catching.

The woven nature of the purses results in a very sturdy feel and they are roomy enough for all your coins and notes, closing securely with a zip.

The woven purses are made by recycling the packaging of juice drinks popular in the Philippines.

Recycling the packaging into reusable items such as these purses prevents vast quantities of juice packs from being burnt, buried or simply littering the streets and waterways every year.

The woven purses are made according to Fair Trade principles by a women’s co-operative based in the Philippines.

In addition to receiving a fair and living wage, the cooperative provides safe and hygienic working conditions, reasonable working hours (i.e. no forced overtime) for all it's workers in an area which is badly affected by poverty.