It’s one thing to recycle, but even better to buy recycled products—putting to good use the materials we were smart enough to divert from the landfill. Osprey has a line of products featuring a minimum of 70 percent recycled materials, including 100 percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate (ground up water and soda bottles), as well as 100 percent recycled mesh pockets, binding tape, webbing, and fabric zipper pulls. The Elroy is 72 percent recycled materials and is a great all-around sporty version of a briefcase, with a laptop sleeve, cell phone and tons of other pockets. We’d love to see Osprey develop this line further.
The Osprey Elroy bag appeared on my doorstep this week and I was more than enthusiastic about its arrival. I have long wondered why pack makers did not delve further into the world of computer bags, messenger bags, or soft sided briefcases. Osprey has taken my desire for a useful office bag one step further with its new Resource Series of courier bags and backpacks. These bags are intended for the long hauls to the office and classrooms and are constructed using mostly recycled materials.