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Turning Plastic Bags Into Sleep Mats For Homeless

Plarn made from plastic bags for sleep mats for homeless.

Who doesn't have a drawer-closet-basket chock full of plastic bags just screaming to be recycled and upcycled?  Why not combine your plastic bag stash with a community service project to benefit local shelters and the homeless in your area? This is a wonderful project where children and adults of all ages can combine their creativity, talents and labor to provide sleeping mats for individuals and organizations in need to weather the elements all by using plastic yarn made … [Read more...] about Turning Plastic Bags Into Sleep Mats For Homeless

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How To Make Plarn Tutorial: Recycle Plastic Bags Into Plarn

Learn how to recycle plastic bags into plarn. Plarn is plastic yarn to knit and crochet your favorite sustainable projects.

I am frequently asked how to make plarn and to demonstrate how to make plarn.  I have turned quite a few plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless and have upcycled and recycled a multitude of plastic bags along the way! Is It Difficult To Make Plarn? It is not difficult to make a ball of plarn; however, be forewarned plarn projects to take alot of plastic bags. It is difficult to calculate the number of plastic bags to make any plarn project because of all the variables. The … [Read more...] about How To Make Plarn Tutorial: Recycle Plastic Bags Into Plarn

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