Sleeping Mats For Homeless

E ach 6 foot by 2 foot mat is made from 600 to 700 recycled plastic grocery bags and takes about 50 hours to make.
Sleeping mats for homeless. In particular plarn can be used as sleeping mats for people without access to shelter. They re creating sleeping mats for homeless people out of recycled plastic bags. They re a welcome comfort to those living rough while also keeping more plastic out of landfill and our marine systems. Many of the homeless have dogs as traveling companions and they need a place to sleep as well.
Maria mendez young and other american legion auxiliary members in california are part of an initiative to create and provide these sleeping mats to homeless veterans in their community. A smaller version of the mat say 3 3 or small mat that didn t get finished would be perfect. This particular group of about a dozen women has been meeting almost every week for more than a year converting. 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.