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 ...

CARBONDALE — Hazel Grant is busily crocheting what looks like a brown, grey and white Afghan rug, the huge, light blue needle she is using moving deftly through the fabric. On closer inspection, it’s ...

When: 2-3:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month with the next get-together May 15. Where: Loveland’s Community Kitchen, 437 N. Garfield Ave. For More Info: Call ...

MOUNT ZION – It took some time for Pat Cirks to get hooked on making mats for the homeless out of plastic shopping bags. For two years she listened to her sister, Joanne Hermann, talk about the bag ...

When the world seems crazy and mean, do the opposite and spread a little kindness. That’s what two sisters – one in Atlanta and the other in New Jersey – challenged each other to do following a ...

A local group in Thunder Bay, Ont. is giving shopping bags a new life by repurposing them into plastic mats that can be used by homeless people to provide extra comfort and warmth. Don't know what to ...

Sleeping on plastic mats was injurious to people’s health, the Environment Ministry said yesterday, quoting experts who had pointed out that plastic mats heated up during sleep, producing carbon ...