Marina Gryciuk’s Recycled Plastic Bags Cushions
by Paula Alvarado, Buenos Aires 
on 05. 1.06
If you’re a regular you’ve probably seen our featured DIY Recycled Tote Bag. Well, strolling through the design store at the Rosario Museum of Contemporary Art we found these cushions with the same concept of knit-recycled-plastic-grocery-bags. They’re made by Argentinean designer and artist Marina Gryciuk, who uses techniques such as crochet and embroidery to reuse bags, cassette plastic tapes and old cloths. They're probably not worth the shipping, but here’s another alternative if you were wondering what to do with those nasty old plastic bags. If you step by Argentina, they’re also a perfect excuse to visit the city of Rosario (about two and a half hours drive from Buenos Aires) and its beautiful museum. ::Rosario Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Or make a knitted shopping bag dress. The plastic is more comfortable to wear than I would have thought, stretchy and lots of holes for air-flow.
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I am interested in starting a business or a recycling center for plastic grocery bags (which are very prevelent here) in my immediate area. Plastic grocery bags are everywhere where I live. I am interested in starting this business up so, my community can be less dependant on plastic grocery bags. So, we can recycle something that takes years in landfills to deterorate and also crowds landfills. So, I can be of service those ways and perhaps make a little extra cash on the side. Do you have any suggestions relating to this?Can a business run on plastic grocery bags exist and survive? Is there money in plastic grocery bags.