Crafters from the nanaimo harbour city seniors are turning plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.
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As sleeping mats they re more hygienic water proof easily transportable and provide protection from the cold concrete.
The mat is made of plastic and is about a 1 2 inch thick.
Many of the homeless have dogs as traveling companions and they need a place to sleep as well.
Though they may live under a bridge when it rains the ground still gets wet.
The ground can get very hot or cold to sleep on and just having a little bit of separation between the wet ground and the body can mean a lot.
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They re a welcome comfort to those living rough while also keeping more plastic out of landfill and our marine systems.
A smaller version of the mat say 3 3 or small mat that didn t get finished would be perfect.
The finished mats are delivered to pine street inn a service center in boston for homeless people.
It keeps them dry.