They had an overabundance o.
Milk bag sleeping mats.
And they are delighted not to have to sleep on the often cold and damp ground.
Update article was updated apr.
The milk bag mats offer people without beds an invaluable durable and washable alternative to sleeping on the often cold and damp ground.
It takes approximately 400 milk bags to make an adult sized mat.
They re called milk mats and they ve been made by a local group for about a year.
They have been recycling milk bags cutting them into strips tying them together and then weaving them into mats to provide a durable and portable alternative for homeless people to sleep on.
The mats are made by cleaning the milk bags and cutting them into strips before they are looped and fitted on a frame.
Milk bag sleeping mats thorold ontario.
This feel great activity is.
The mats are durable and do not retain moisture.
I first heard about it when i was talking with some women at a local coffee group.
Volunteers can then begin weaving the mattresses giving new life to what s.
Turning milk bags into sleeping mats for developing countries.
We transform milk bags into sleeping mats for the homeless and needy.
Milk bag sleeping mats thorold ontario.
We transform milk bags into sleeping mats for the homeless and needy.
Making milk bag mats.
By tara deschamps special to the star.
Not only can these milk bag mats provide comfort as a bedding alternative but have been used by health care professionals as a make ready substitute for an operating bed table where resources are scarce.
Northwest haiti christian mission canada has a mats 4 haiti program that distributes milk bag sleeping mats and totes for people in haiti.