Sonipat, India
Happy Earth manufactures and exports home and lifestyle goods made in felt spun from recycled waste plastic bottles, working out of Sonipat in Haryana. It was founded by Swati Aggarwal, a graduate of the Pearl Academy of Fashion in New Delhi, and is run as a women led enterprise. More than 100,000 waste bottles have been repurposed into its products to date. The range covers storage and laundry baskets, stiffened craft felt sheets, tote bags, planters, organisers, accessories, table decor, wall decor, cushions and seasonal decor, with the cushions and wall decor hand stitched by local artisan women. The listed categories do not include rugs or other floor coverings.
Recycled felt storage and laundry baskets, craft felt sheets, tote bags, planters, organisers, table and wall decor, cushions
Storage and laundry baskets made in felt from recycled plastic bottles. Sold as the everyday decluttering line of the range.
Stiffened felt sheets supplied for embroidery, cut out shapes, toy crafts and other do it yourself work. Sold as raw material rather than a finished good.
Cushions hand stitched by local artisan women in recycled felt. Carried as a standalone category of the home range.
Planters in recycled felt offered as an alternative to plastic pots. Part of the garden and table side of the catalogue.
Tote bags made in the same recycled felt as the storage line, listed as a separate bag category.
Wall decor handcrafted by local artisan women in recycled felt. Sold alongside the table decor and seasonal ranges.