From milk bags to mattresses: Volunteers weave mats for a good
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They start as milk bags, and end up as mattresses. A volunteer initiative launched in Toronto following the 2010 Haitian earthquake has helped countless of people in need -- including those in disaster zones -- by providing mats made of recycled milk bags.
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The Milk Bag Project – Richmond Hill Historical Society
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Perfect idea': How milk-bag mattresses are helping the homeless in Moncton
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This woman is turning milk bags into mats for people in need
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Can you pay the bills without spending any money? - Quora
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Muslim women in Vaughan weave mats and community
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Why Do German Drink Bagged Milk? by Chris Berstrom - Issuu
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Toronto News Today, Ontario News
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Helping the homeless
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Making Milk Bag Mats : Mats 4 Haiti : 4 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables