K2K Trash Weaving Workshop participants working with recyclable materials at Seri Kota Public Housing in Kuala Lumpur. — Photos: SHEILA SRI PRIYA/The Star WEAVING is slowly becoming a dying art as ...

RICHMOND, Va. — At Hathaway Tower in Richmond, Peggy Westlake and friends Brenda and Frances have been meeting every week for two and a half years to weave plastic bags into mats for the homeless. The ...

The mats, made using a loom which weaves plastic bags, are designed to keep people dry from moisture on the ground. Mrs Robins said they were inspired by a group in Melbourne which also made the mats.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A dedicated group in Sioux City is creating plastic mats out of used plastic bags from retail stores. The bags are donated and then given new life. It was a room full of chatter ...

(LEX 18)– Women in Boyd County are putting plastic shopping bags to good use by weaving them into beautiful mats to help others. The Boyd County Homemakers are turning trash into treasure, spending ...