largezippertote.jpgUntil we discontinue automobile travel or maximize our recycling approach, car tires and landfills are going to be ugly reminders of our need to get places in a hurry. Though the number of landfills has dropped from 8,000 in 1988 to around 1,700 in 2000 their average size has increased.

New Jersey based Vulcana makes bags, office accessories and other products from discarded car tires recovered from America’s landfills via a process incorporates recycled car tire crumb, and they do it right here in the USA.

These great-looking, large, zipper totes pictured at right come in black or peanut, and go for $79/each @ vulcanabags.com