(KUTV) — Alaina Allred's house and car are filled with plastic bags. "I'm a bag lady," she laughed. She has been collecting them for a very special project. "A lot of people just didn't know what to ...

Plastic grocery bags can be surprisingly useful. While some recycle them back to the grocery store and the un-green just throw them away, some people find new uses for the flimsy-but-tough stuff.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The average store ...

THREE RIVERS, Mich. — Great news West Michigan: those excess grocery bags lying around the house don’t have to be thrown out anymore. The National Honor Society students at Three Rivers High School ...

"The Mats Project," a volunteer program by Crochet Class 501(c)(3), is creating mats for the unhoused population. Executive Director Merri Medley and Volunteer Programs Director Tanya Rodriguez share ...

There is a growing group of women at San Juan del Rio Catholic Church who call themselves the "Soul Stitchers." These women are making a difference in the world by using one simple recyclable material ...

Most homeless people have nothing to sleep on but a piece of cardboard, if they’re lucky. But a group of volunteers has come up with an idea that has both the homeless and the environment in mind.

CRESTVIEW — Not all people crochet sweaters or fuzzy socks. Some Northwest Florida residents use plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. Debbie Barberee organized a group of volunteers to ...

A group of residents at Covenant Living at Windsor Park, a senior living community in Carol Stream, routinely get together to create waterproof sleeping mats out of recycled plastic shopping bags. The ...