Plastic Fusing
Fri, Mar 20
|Main Library - 2nd floor - Community Hub
Use a clothes iron and parchment paper to melt plastic bags into a reusable material that can be cut and sewn into different shapes.
Time & Location
Mar 20, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Main Library - 2nd floor - Community Hub, 1102 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
Guests
About the Event
Single use plastic bags can be hard to recycle and seem to be everywhere. Bring your plastic to this event to learn how to turn plastic bags into reusable items. Plastic bags can be melted and fused with parchment paper and a clothes iron. Once melted, this plastic is like leather and can be sewn or woven into other items.
Examples of plastic that can be used for this event: grocery bags, bread bags, plastic mailers, bubble wrap. The quick test is: if it is stretchy, it is good for this event. If it is a crunchy plastic, leave it at home.
Please ensure all plastic is washed and clean of debris.
Open to all skill levels. Appropriate for ages that can use sharp scissors or a clothes iron.
This is a free event. All materials and tools are provided. Materials are 100% post-consumer meaning we use only reclaimed, recycled, or…