When 17-year-old Morghan Roselle learned of an Indonesian manufacturer that was creating bags out of plastic found on the country鈥檚 beaches, it planted a seed. 鈥淚ndonesia is one of the most polluted countries,鈥 she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great idea to make [the trash] into fashionable bags.鈥 The high-schooler, who grew up in Bali and moved to Michigan last year, connected with the manufacturer and, by September 2019, she鈥檇 launched a line of eco-friendly bags called Tropibags.
With help from her mother 鈥 who is still in Bali 鈥 Roselle collaborates with Amy Menzer, the half-sister she lives with in South Lyon. Together, they come up with design ideas and work with the manufacturer, which uses recycled plastic strips to hand-weave Tropibags鈥 pieces.听
The bags are now carried in D茅troit Is the New Black, and the women are looking ahead. Plans to contribute part of their proceeds to charity and new products, which Menzer says will embrace 鈥渢he recycled nature of things,鈥 are on the horizon.
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