Grocery bags transformed into something comfortable

Rita Keating uses 700 grocery bags to make one mat. That process takes her 50 hours.

Rita Keating shows off the mat that rolls up to easily carry.

Rita Keating said she can complete two mats a month.

Rita Keating cuts a stack of bags to make plarn, plastic yarn used to make the mats. Keating then ties the plarn (below).

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 8:43am

You will make at least a half dozen monthly trips to the grocery store. That means the accumulation of a lot ...

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