Re-using waste material is going way beyond the preciously Portlandia-esque artisans selling soda can speakers or old plumbing chandeliers. Western companies with a conscience are jumping on board, on an industrial scale. The new Harvest III line of bags from Keen, the Portland-based shoe company, are manufactured in Chico, California, using pre-consumer car airbag material foraged from airbag factories. The […]