SALINAS, Calif. -- Thursday afternoons, a group of women gather at the Steinbeck Library gather to weave mats for homeless people to sleep on. They weave, not with cotton or wool, but with plastic ...

Knitters have long known about the health benefits of their hobby: reduced depression, anxiety and blood pressure and an increased sense of wellbeing, to name a few. But now, more and more knitters ...

For their effort to succeed, they need to collect thousands of non-biodegradable, used plastic shopping bags — such as those from many grocery and department stores. On Tuesday night in Poway a couple ...

LECANTO, Fla. — The congregation at Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church in Lecanto is accomplishing three goals at the same time. They are helping the homeless, saving the planet by recycling ...

When Jan Reister first heard about making sleeping mats out of something called "plarn" two years ago from a friend in Michigan, she knew she wanted to bring the idea back to her church in Nassau Bay.

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - One scout is cutting and weaving blankets, one plastic bag at a time, all to help those experiencing homelessness. A Kaukauna teen is taking a problem that goes unseen and ...

Sophan Buffa is always ready for a plarn party. It’s BYOB — Bring your own bags. Collect plastic bags, get your friends together, cut the bags into strips and roll them up like a ball of yarn. Once ...