Charities Accepting Plastic Mats

Thousands of minnesota youth do not have a safe place to sleep on any given night.

Charities accepting plastic mats. Metro homeless youth wish list. Another added benefit is turning these bags into mats keeps them out of a landfill since many recycling locations no longer accept plastic bags. Throughout the year we attend community events where we have been allowed to set up collection tables. The homeless were very excited when they received the mats and the pillows.

We also make pillows out of the handles and the other plastics that i can t use for the sleeping mats. Plastic bag sleeping mats. I made 23 mats and started handing the mats out in july. Plastic bags they enter our lives by the handful.

If you donate clothes to a thrift shop check with them as well to see if you can donate hangers there. Lss offers a wide range of holistic programs and services designed to help young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness regain stability while developing new skills to become self sufficient. That sounds like a big number but the local numbers sound big too. Make a portion and send it to us.

2018 stitching circles to attend projects to make. They usually need hangers and can take the donation from you. Bottle by bottle can by can each little by little is all part of the overall donation made. We ll stitch them together to create a full mat.

One of linda s friends has even started making hats out of the bags. Just call around but i bet it won t take long before someone happily claims them. Charities accepting plastic mats. Ministries accepts donations of empty plastic pill bottles for inclusion in shipments of medical supplies and for shredding and recycling.

It is a great public service project if you re looking for one anyone can be involved in some way. 100 billion plastic bags are used in the u s. Our pill bottle program fulfills the dual needs of improving medical care in developing countries and caring for our environment. My colleague gave me lots of plastic bags and i made my first mat in january.

The charities nancy works with told her that people who end up on the streets appreciate the insulating qualities of the mats. The movement crew is a volunteer run initiative that distributes necessities to less fortunate people and have drop off stations in melbourne sydney brisbane wollongong sunshine coast and perth. For plastic hangers check with local shelters nursing homes and hospitals. The mats are easily cleaned and roll up into a compact bundle.

Prescription and over the counter pill bottles large and small pill.