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Single-flower vases made from bottles thrown away in the streets
A movement in reusing materials in daily items is also starting up. HLA DAY is a shop in central Yangon that sets recycling and fair trade as its policy. All of its products use local materials and are made in Myanmar. Products made by recycling waste materials such as plastic bags, tires, glass bottles, cushions, and dresses making use of various tribes’ traditional textile weaving patterns adorn the storefront.
HLA DAY is led by German producer Ulla Kroeber. Its glass products are made by recycling bottles discarded on the streets. The bottles are collected by the needy, and they earn income by delivering them to the artists. The refreshing–looking single-flower vases come the street side. Waste materials are generating income here with the power of design.
