The ladies create and use "plarn," or plastic yarn, to make the mats. — -- A small group of mostly elderly women in Tennessee have transformed more than 10,000 discarded plastic bags into ...

Detroit — Plastic grocery bags seem to be everywhere, and they've become public enemy No. 1 to the general public. But a university professor explained research into how to convert bags into ...

A textile firm in Turkey's prominent industrial center Bursa, south of Istanbul, daily produces five tons of yarn from plastic bottles, the firm's general director said on Wednesday. "As a result of ...

It is called -- plarn. Plastic yarn! Since 2018, the women of the Old Town Fenton DAR chapter have been creating sleeping mats out of plarn for those in need. “We decided we really like helping the ...

Homewood Recycling celebrated America Recycles Day on Tuesday by transforming plastics bag into "plarn." A handful of faculty, staff, and students stopped by Johns Hopkins University's Shriver Hall to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- During the dangerously cold days the homeless can go overlooked, but one Chicago woman has found a unique way to provide comfort for the oft-forgotten population. Shawne Duck lives in ...

Bangladesh is set to become a major source of recycled yarn and fabrics made from plastic bottles as the country looks to capture more market share of global high value-added garment items such as ...

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A thrifty TikToker is using “plarn” to crochet her trendy fashion pieces. Decode and demystify Gen Z's latest online slang terms with In The Know's new glossary. “First, just flatten out your bag,” Xu ...

A new collaboration hopes to deliver an unmatched high-performance fabric from ocean-bound plastic. Material engineering company Bionic Yarn and W.L. Gore & Associates (maker of Gore-Tex technical ...