These baskets are made using banding straps; you know, that plastic strap that you can't seem to break on your new “thing”. Those straps, are Everywhere and generally are just thrown out. Seeing the vast quantities of them being discarded, I convinced different shops in my area to save them instead. After collecting enough of them I give the once dump bound material a new utilitarian use. Resulting in a 100% post consumer recycled product.