Rice & carry bags

Rice & carry bags Every rice & carry bag is a unique piece hand made by local ladies of Sri Lanka’s east coast! They are not perfect but made with enthusiasm.

Our approach is to secure fair incomes for local women & their families and a higher awareness towards reusing resources and creative recycling! Inspired by the ever-flying plastic bags here in Sri Lanka, rice & carry bags wants to create awareness and secure a fair income to women on Sri Lanka’s east coast. In comparison to the wretched plastic bags the rice bags have always been reused for many

purposes from garbage bag to pannier. With our rice & carry bags we want to improve this approach and create a thoughtful souvenir or gift. They are made by local ladies of the area around Arugam Bay and we hope to contribute to secure an income especially for women of Sri Lanka’s east coast. The bags are mostly done in homework so the women can decide themselves when and how much they want to work. We hope you enjoy our idea and find our bags a worthy souvenir from this beautiful island.

Colourful used saris woven and sewn into vibrant accessories
10/04/2025

Colourful used saris woven and sewn into vibrant accessories

Our new product catalog for 2025 is finally here! 🤩Discover a blend of classic favorites and exciting new arrivals,of co...
26/11/2024

Our new product catalog for 2025 is finally here! 🤩
Discover a blend of classic favorites and exciting new arrivals,of course all handmade and fair trade.

To check out our new catalog, click the link in our bio or visit our website at www.lankaupcycles.com

We hope you love our new catalog as much as we do 💕

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📢 exciting NEWS! We are at the this Saturday!These rainbow beauties made from old fishing ropes travelled all the way f...
12/06/2024

📢 exciting NEWS! We are at the this Saturday!
These rainbow beauties made from old fishing ropes travelled all the way from Sri Lanka with us and will be available at the market.
If you are interested, but in another part of the world, get in touch with us, and we will find a way to get it to you 🌈

# womenempowerment

Hello and welcome to our store in Arugam Bay 👋🏽There is also the possibility to visit our workshop in Komari and have a ...
07/06/2024

Hello and welcome to our store in Arugam Bay 👋🏽

There is also the possibility to visit our workshop in Komari and have a look behind the scenes ✂️
Just ask one of our shop keepers or drop us a message!

Last week, we asked you to guess how many meters of fishing ropes this landmaster delivered to our workshop The answer i...
14/05/2024

Last week, we asked you to guess how many meters of fishing ropes this landmaster delivered to our workshop
The answer is:142 km!

Swipe to the left and guess how many meters of fishing ropes are on the landmaster. This is our latest catch of fishing ...
05/05/2024

Swipe to the left and guess how many meters of fishing ropes are on the landmaster. This is our latest catch of fishing rope that was entangled while fishing and can't be reused by the fishermen! All that great material can be recovered, and fishermen can be paid for it thanks to .

Join the raffle by linking our post and make your guess until the 9th of May ! Best guess wins one of these bowls from our latest fishing rope edition!
Good Luck 🍀

08/03/2024
3rd round of our sari pouch!Together with:Wallet made of 25 plastic bagsHessian pouchFoldable Sari BagKeytag made from b...
02/12/2023

3rd round of our sari pouch!

Together with:
Wallet made of 25 plastic bags
Hessian pouch
Foldable Sari Bag
Keytag made from bottle lids by

Everything guaranteed FAIRTRADE by

Never getting tired of sourcing our raw material...
23/11/2023

Never getting tired of sourcing our raw material...

Mrs Kosalaiyammah, aka Malar Aunty, is our queen of hessian purses 👑She joined our team in 2015, and we lost count of ho...
27/08/2023

Mrs Kosalaiyammah, aka Malar Aunty, is our queen of hessian purses 👑

She joined our team in 2015, and we lost count of how many purses she sew. If you have one, chances are pretty high it was made by her 😊

We are looking for a Operations Manager. If you think you can coordinate a quirky manufacturing operation on the east co...
27/03/2022

We are looking for a Operations Manager. If you think you can coordinate a quirky manufacturing operation on the east coast of Sri Lanka get in touch! We need you to overlook about 50 staff, raw materials, manufacturing, export processes, documentations for authorities and help us ensure we still all have a smile on our faces. Experience is a bonus but passion is a must. CVs to info@lankaupcycles.com.

Address

Surfing Place Road
Pottuville
32500

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

Telephone

0777164254

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