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blog.wired.com - 3/6/2009

Beautiful, Indestructible Paper Bags

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When I was bullied at school, the other kids told me I couldn't punch my way out of a paper bag (they also tried to steal my pocket calculator and they would always call me "four-eyes"). If only Tyvek had been around back then -- I could have made the geekily satisfying retort ...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 3/11/2009

60 Bags: Shopping bags biodegrade in just two months - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — 60bag.jpg 60BAGs are fully biodegradable bags made from flax-viscose non-woven fabric that, when dumped in your local... garden, yard, or compost pile, will break down in just two months. They can be manufactured in a variety of styles and sizes, labeled ... (more) 60 Bags: Shopping bags biodegrade in just two months - ...

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Replace brown bags with Stefan Diez's stylish, invincible paper bags
Gizmodiva.com — ... 'non-paper paper' which is a high-density polyethylene fiber. It's called Tyvek and you have seen it before if you've ever bought tough shipping envelopes. Although, it looks like normal paper, it is waterproof and cannot be torn. Stefan Diez made use of this material by designing bags for his wife Saskia Diez. The bags that are called Papier are set to make an appearance in Paris gallery/fashion store Rendez-Vous. They look quite stylish too, not what you'd expect from paper bags. [Wired]