From sorting to piling, to cutting, then tying the strips together, taking plastic bags and turning them into something that can be used is no easy task. "Mostly it's preparation for the process of ...

(KUTV) — Alaina Allred's house and car are filled with plastic bags. "I'm a bag lady," she laughed. She has been collecting them for a very special project. "A lot of people just didn't know what to ...

CRESTVIEW — Not all people crochet sweaters or fuzzy socks. Some Northwest Florida residents use plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. Debbie Barberee organized a group of volunteers to ...

Members of CC Young Senior Living deliver crocheted mats made from plastic bags to members of the Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas, on Jan. 27, 2020. Jason Janik / Special Contributor Life, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The average store ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Plastic bags, they enter ...

Mount View Care Center residents turned 3,500 plastic bags into sleeping mats for homeless individuals in Wausau, showing creativity and compassion.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- During the dangerously cold days the homeless can go overlooked, but one Chicago woman has found a unique way to provide comfort for the oft-forgotten population. Shawne Duck lives in ...

Plastic grocery bags can be surprisingly useful. While some recycle them back to the grocery store and the un-green just throw them away, some people find new uses for the flimsy-but-tough stuff.

COOS BAY — This isn't your grandmother's crochet circle. There's something different about the material used by the women who gather every Wednesday morning in the lower level of Harmony United ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Crocheting is all the rage. Grandmothers and college students - and everybody in between - are crocheting these days. But have you ever seen someone crochet a plastic bag into a mat?

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