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Plastic bed mats for homeless.
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Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.
And you can do the same.
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These researchers want to put plastic bags in your gas tank.
By collecting plastic bags and crocheting them in to sleeping mats you can give a homeless veteran a soft place to lay his or her head and help keep plastic bags out of oceans and landfills.
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Charities accepting plastic mats.
You can help homeless veterans and benefit the environment at the same time.
Each mat requires 500 to 700 bags.
Seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the.
The youth group of about 20 seventh through 12th graders began the project on april 25 and plan to complete six or seven mats by the end of july.
500 700 plastic shopping bags for a person sized mat but can vary depending on what you re using the mat for 10mm or larger crochet hook.
Within two weeks the youth group collected more than 3 000 bags from church members and local stores.
Groups across the country are banding together to crochet tens of thousands of plastic bags into portable lightweight and water resistant mats that provide an extra layer of protection between homeless individuals and the cold hard ground.
More are coming in.
This is a demo video showing you how to take plastic shopping bags and converting them into sleeping mats for the less fortunate.
Now with one crochet hook at a time the asbury youth are transforming plastic bags into bed mats for the city s homeless.
Several charities across australia have taken this initiative on board and have enthusiastically agreed to accept donations of plastic mats to be redistributed to the homeless.
So get crochet crazy and improve the quality of life for those who need it most.
Each mat is made using recycled plastic shopping bags.