FISHERS, Ind. (WTHR) — Most of us have a pile of plastic bags at home, screaming to be re-used or recycled in some fashion. Kids in Fishers discovered not only an eco-friendly way to keep plastic bags ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Recycling plastic bags not only helps the environment, but provides comfort for the homeless here in western Massachusetts. Plastic bags are processed in balls of “Plarn,” or ...

Solana Beach teen Delaney How is trying to change the world one plastic bag at a time, using them to make mats for homeless people to sleep on. Surrounded by a box full of various types of plastic ...

Many of us have that bag (or bags) filled with other bags that seem to multiply after trips to the grocery store. But one Michigan woman is taking the ever-growing pile of shopping bags and making ...

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 ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WTVD) -- In North Carolina, some college students are taking action to help homeless individuals and improve the environment. They are turning plastic bags into durable sleeping mats.

DRUMS – Regina R. Drasher spends hours each day turning plastic shopping bags into sleeping mats for the area’s homeless. “A lot of people don’t realize that we have homeless people living in our area ...

Kaplan, La. - After grocery shopping, most people would throw their plastic bags away. However, Rita Keating from Kaplan uses them for a greater purpose. “When I started out, it was just my husband ...

In recent years, Debra Yencer has noticed an uptick of visible homeless in the Crossroads. The Victoria Advocate reports driving home from errands or volunteer work in Victoria, Yencer's heart has ...