Ways to Recycle Plastic

Ideas for how to recycle plastic bags and other plastic trash! Inspired by Isatou Ceesay, grassroots activist in the Gambia, Africa.
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a person wearing crocheted sandals on top of a couch
DIY Eco-Sandals
I need to get these! Totally my laid-back style. :) Crocheted Grocery Bags Make Sensible Plarn Shoes trendhunter.com
two pictures one has scissors and the other has corn cobs in it, both have handles
Recycled Crafts: Make a Soda Can Basket | I Love Paper Beads
A mini Easter basket made from recycled plastic bags and a soda can. Creative!
the cover of one plastic bag, featuring an image of a woman picking up trash
The Horn Book
Review of Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon's One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Monica Edinger, January/February 2015 Horn Book Magazine
the instructions for how to make a plastic grocery bag pillow
reuse the plastic grocery bags fun craft ideas - Dump A Day
Plastic grocery bag pillow stuffing. I wonder how comfortable? Has anyone tried it?
an info sheet showing the different types of aircraft
Negative Effects of Plastic And Benefits Of Recycling Plastic
Plastic Recycling Infographic
a green poster with instructions on how to use it
11 simple ways to save the ocean from turning into plastic soup
a woman holding a blue kite in her hands
Recycled Craft: Plastic Bag Kite | Whole Living - Whole Living
This is cool - if it works. Has anyone tried it? Recycled Craft: Plastic Bag Kite - Whole Living Live Green
three crocheted items are displayed on a white board with the words re - purposed
Re-purposed Mesh Bags to Scouring Pad Scrubbie: 3 Tutorials - Practical Stewardship
This is so simple and clever it's genius. Re-purposed Mesh Bags to Scouring Pad Scrubbies
I don't know if this is a rope or a necklace, or how they made it, but it's made from plastic bags and looks amazing! Plastic Recycle, Art Muse, Paper Jewellery, Muse Art, 14k Yellow Gold Necklace, Recycled Jewelry, Textile Jewelry, Paper Jewelry, Found Objects
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I don't know if this is a rope or a necklace, or how they made it, but it's made from plastic bags and looks amazing!
colorful paper flowers hang from the side of a door
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Recycled Plastic Bag Flowers
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the cover of one plastic bag, featuring an image of a woman picking up trash
This picture book about Isatou Ceesay shows how she and the villagers of Njau, Gambia recycle plastic bags into crocheted coin purses. Published by Lerner/Millbrook. Written by Miranda Paul, illus. by Elizabeth Zunon. Releases Feb. 1, 2015.
several colorful dog collars are stacked on top of each other
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Recycled Plastic Bag Dog Collars
three white paper angel ornaments hanging from strings
Recycling ideas for Halloween: Ghosts from plastic bags - Craft Ideas
A Halloween recycled craft!
two pairs of black and red hoop earrings on a piece of green fabric with silver hooks
recycled plastic bags!
a woman sitting in a chair holding an animal made out of paper mache's
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Magda Van der Vloed is a South African artist, designer and product developer who loves working with recycled materials. She frequently crochets with recycled plastic bags as well as with thick PVC wire/ recycled phone cords.