CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — They say one person’s trash is another’s treasure, and that could not be truer with one woman’s hard work in Cambridge to refurbish unwanted clothes and restrict the volume of disposed substance sent to landfills.

Ninawa Zero-Waste turns thrown out material into upcycled fashionwear and tote bags, and aims to cut down disposals for the sake of the setting. WBZ’s Kim Tunnicliffe spoke to Aelen Unan, the female driving Ninawa Zero-Waste, who says she was once homeless ahead of commencing her business enterprise.

“I was living in a homeless shelter, in compact rooms that have been ten sq. feet. Someone donated an unwanted sheet and tablecloth— I applied these to make much more than 400 masks and donated them to a woman’s shelter and a senior property,” Unan mentioned.

From there, Unan states she set up shop in Cambridge’s Popportunity Starlight Sq., a location she will shed as her place will be supplied to yet another vendor by the close of July.

“I’m hoping I can have a lasting retailer where by I can make far more goods and improve my organization,” Unan mentioned.

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Unan suggests she’s actively searching for a new house for Ninawa Zero-Waste.

WBZ’s Kim Tunnicliffe (@KimWBZ) stories.