Crocheting is not an unusual hobby, but Tonia Mercer adds a twist that makes her fibre arts stand out from most. Mercer spends her days turning plastic yarn — or plarn — into crocheted reusable ...

Jessica McDonald, a textile artist from St. John's, recently started using plarn, a yarn made out of plastic bags, in her crafts. (Heather Barrett/CBC) With Newfoundland and Labrador's plastic bag ban ...

Register here to join Homewood Recycling's Hop Reuse Hub team at noon on Friday, April 16, for the second part of our spring Lunch & Learn series. We will teach you how to use plastic bags to make a ...

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The plastic bag may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a crocheting material but Rochester resident Ruthy Gill sees its merit. She has woven many doilies out of her excess ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Big Cypress Elementary Odyssey of the Mind team was chosen as sole winner out of 15 countries and 50 states for making mats for the homeless out of plastic bags. Even though the competition is over, ...

MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It's volunteer work that could have an impact for centuries. And it just involves some crocheting skills and a ton of plastic bags. Nannette Wall, 67, and Ethel Ford, 70, ...

MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - It’s volunteer work that could have an impact for centuries. And it just involves some crocheting skills and a ton of plastic bags. Nannette Wall, 67, and Ethel Ford, 70, ...