How To Make Plastic Mats Out Of Plastic Bags

One easy project appropriate for ages six to adult is weaving a doormat from left over bags.

How to make plastic mats out of plastic bags. How to make plarn. 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. Nanaimo harbour city seniors in namaimo british columbia canada have taken plastic shopping bags and turned them into sleeping mats by crocheting them together. A word of forewarning when putting out the call to action for collecting plastic bags be prepared for an avalanche of plastic bags.

Stop with the whining about using new bags already. So far they have spent at least 100 hours on the project producing 18 mats that have been handed out to the homeless and there are many more to come. Gather the plastic bags. It also makes a great addition to any camping trip.

Instead of becoming landfill plastic bags can be used for fun craft projects. Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st. Parents can teach about recycling in the house and how plastic bags take years to decompose. John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece.

Flatten the plastic bag to best you can and straighten any of the bags creases. All bags are used bags i have cut and stored flat.