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 ...

ABILENE, Texas — A group of women in Abilene is donating their time and their hands, crocheting mats for our homeless neighbors. 700 grocery bags makes one 3x6 foot crocheted mat, created using ...

(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 ...

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 ...

When the world seems crazy and mean, do the opposite and spread a little kindness. That’s what two sisters – one in Atlanta and the other in New Jersey – challenged each other to do following a ...

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) - A pair of Grand Strand women are paying it forward in a fun and unique way: by helping Myrtle Beach’s homeless through plastic and crocheting. “Giving somebody the ...

A group of residents at Covenant Living at Windsor Park, a senior living community in Carol Stream, routinely get together to create waterproof sleeping mats out of recycled plastic shopping bags. The ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — This month's Vegas Stronger Champion takes misprinted sacks from a local plastic bag manufacturer and turns them into sleeping mats for the homeless. That process is easier said ...

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WAUSAU − More than 3,500 plastic shopping bags have been repurposed into sleeping mats for Wausau residents experiencing homelessness, according to a community announcement. The call for donations was ...

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, ...