"This is genius." Woman shares clever way to give new life to old plastic bags: 'Simple and satisfying' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Instead of throwing away those plastic bags from the grocery store, discover how to turn them into both decorative and useful items for your home.

“We have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of bags that are ready to go for this,” said Lisa Jackson with the Savannah African Art Museum. This is the focus of an “upcycle” workshop, where you can ...

Single-use plastic bags can actually be reused in many ways. Even zero-waste enthusiasts occasionally forget to bring reusable bags to the store. And when it happens, there’s that sinking ...

Upcycling plastic bags into battery parts. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 02 / 190213124422.htm. American Chemical Society.

Upcycling: New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 12 / 201217135231.htm ...

Companies like Terracycle are great at upcycling trash into brand new consumer products, but researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois are taking the concept of turning trash into ...

July 21, 2025 -- Amata Corporation PCL has taken a strong step forward in its commitment to sustainability through the “Re-No ...

Plastic bag pollution has become a huge environmental problem, prompting some cities and countries to heavily tax or ban the sacks. But what if used plastic bags could be made into higher-value ...