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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Has this ever happened to you? You get to the checkout at the grocery store, and you realize you left your collection of reusable bags in the car. Even the most teetotal zero-waster has probably been ...

GOSHEN — The latest Prada really isn't Amelia Bunzey's bag. She's not interested in carrying famous labels on her shoulder, so when people stop her to ask what type of pocketbook she is carrying, she ...