Bags2Blankets volunteers create colorful 3-by-6 mats by crocheting plastic grocery bags that have been cut into strips. The mats can be folded in half and rolled up, and have a shoulder strap.

A group of retirees in Tucson is transforming plastic shopping bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. These retirees, ...

Sister Kathy Roberg demonstrates how to crochet the recycled plastic bags to form a sleeping mat at her home in Spokane on March 25, 2021. A finished mat is rolled up on the floor.

News Spokane Pandemic projects: Nun makes sleeping mats with recycled plastic bags for homeless Thu., April 8, 2021 Sustainability, humanitarian efforts and a sizeable amount of personal time are ...

A swimming instructor in Hegewisch is turning plastic bags into yarn and crocheting them into plastic mats to donate to Chicago homeless, providing them with insulated sleeping materials.