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- Becky Striepe
- August 9, 2011
- 5:05 pm
- 179 comments
6. As origami paper. Cut your newspaper into squares and get folding! Newsprint is great at holding folds. Just be gentle, since it’s a bit more prone to tearing than store bought origami paper.
7. In the fridge. Keep the bottom of the veggie drawer from getting nasty by lining it with newspaper. It will absorb liquid and odors.
8. For ripening fruit. If you’ve picked up some under-ripe peaches, avocados, or other fruit, wrap them in newspaper to ripen them more quickly. Paper bags also work for this.
9. Shine on. Give the shine back to your stainless steel sink by gently scrubbing it with wadded up, wet newspaper.
10. Compost it. Newspaper makes great bedding for a worm bin. Tear into strips and let those red wigglers turn it into gardening gold!
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Becky Striepe
Becky Striepe is a freelance writer and vegan crafter living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her life’s mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! Like this article? You can follow Becky on Twitter or find her on Facebook!
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Will certainly try a newspaper out and see if it shines up my sink, never tried that one before.
I do put it on the bottom of the veggie crisper, always helps if something leaks.
Am not sure if I would want to use it as fuel in the fireplace though as the inks likely have a lot of chemicals in it.
So many different uses can be applied, delightful!
All great tips, especially the fridge & shelter ones.
I also use newspaper to cover forniture's upper sides (above the closet, for instance) and high shelves, so the dust remains on the newspaper which I change after some time, and it is easier to keep them clean.
Learning how to re-use or re-purposes items like that of paper, plastic as well as electronic devices is one way of setting a good example to others with regards to waste reduction. There are so many things that we can still put into good use and these include paper products of which some can be properly disposed by Dallas shredding companies while other items can be turned to recycling facilities. You can even make paper crafts at home if you have the time.
Learning how to re-use or re-purposes items like that of paper, plastic as well as electronic devices is one way of setting a good example to others with regards to waste reduction. There are so many things that we can still put into good use and these include paper products of which some can be properly disposed by Dallas shredding companies while other items can be turned to recycling facilities. You can even make paper crafts at home if you have the time.
cool ideas-thanks
Great tips.
I find that newspapers work great for wet shoes. Just crumple them up and stuff them in a pair of running shoes and the newspaper will absorb excess water, leaving shoes dry in a few hours.
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Awesome ideas! I especially like the suggestion to use in the fridge to line the veggie/fruit drawers, to ripen fruit (I'd heard of the paper bag, but not the newspaper), to polish stainless sink, and to donate to the animal shelter for cage liners.
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