This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. GREENSBORO, NC — A collaboration in ...

With Newfoundland and Labrador's plastic bag ban coming into effect this July, people are trying to find different ways to reuse their bags and keep them out of landfills. "I'm sure we [all] have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Transforming ordinary plastic bags into sleeping mats and pillows for the homeless will be taught at public schools across Windsor-Essex if Sophan Buffa gets her way. This week, the General Brock ...

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 ...