Haute waste!

Updated On Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST
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A worker hand knits a coin purse composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A worker hand knits a coin purse composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo)

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A worker shows finished products, coin purse composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. A unique four-story building houses the Philippine Christian Foundation, an organisation Walker founded 16 years ago to help scavengers at the Smokey Mountain garbage dump in Manila's chaotic bayside Tondo district. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A worker shows finished products, coin purse composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. A unique four-story building houses the Philippine Christian Foundation, an organisation Walker founded 16 years ago to help scavengers at the Smokey Mountain garbage dump in Manila's chaotic bayside Tondo district. (AFP Photo)

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A worker shows finished products, lampshades composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans, that sells for $90 each at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A worker shows finished products, lampshades composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans, that sells for $90 each at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. (AFP Photo)

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A female worker sews recycled materials into handbags at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A female worker sews recycled materials into handbags at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo)

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A female worker sews recycled materials into handbags at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A female worker sews recycled materials into handbags at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo)

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A female worker sews recycled materials into handbags at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A female worker sews recycled materials into handbags at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo)

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A worker hand knits a coin purse composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A worker hand knits a coin purse composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo)

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A worker arranges finished products composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A worker arranges finished products composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo)

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A worker arranges finished products composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A worker arranges finished products composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items. (AFP Photo)

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A worker shows push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans that will be used in making top-end fashions items at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. A unique four-story building houses the Philippine Christian Foundation, an organisation Walker founded 16 years ago to help scavengers at the Smokey Mountain garbage dump in Manila's chaotic bayside Tondo district. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 14, 2012 11:12 pm IST

A worker shows push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans that will be used in making top-end fashions items at the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) building in Manila. A unique four-story building houses the Philippine Christian Foundation, an organisation Walker founded 16 years ago to help scavengers at the Smokey Mountain garbage dump in Manila's chaotic bayside Tondo district. (AFP Photo)

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