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Post by somuchtodo on Oct 27, 2013 3:29:03 GMT -7
What do you do with your used newspapers?
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Post by thywar on Oct 27, 2013 5:15:59 GMT -7
newspaper? what's a newspaper?
I used to love to read a newspaper from cover to cover. I don't remember the last time I picked one up
Now I just hit 'delete'.
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Post by jmarshnh on Oct 27, 2013 9:52:42 GMT -7
We use them for:
potty training puppies
cleaning windows instead of paper towels
rolled/twisted up as fire starter
wrapping glassware to put in boxes for storage
off the top of my head
Jim
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Post by mrmike on Oct 27, 2013 10:00:37 GMT -7
We have a huge pile of them. My wife uses them for girlscout stuff.
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Post by USCGME2 on Oct 27, 2013 13:03:36 GMT -7
You can stack folded newspapers in a large box tightly, tape it shut, and use it for an arrow stop for target practice. Not good for broad heads though.
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Post by angelhelp on Oct 27, 2013 16:30:02 GMT -7
Table covers for when I make chocolate chip cookies (or oatmeal raisin) and need to let them cool Table covers for art class (kids are messy)  |
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Post by woodyz on Oct 27, 2013 18:09:50 GMT -7
Only printed news I read any more is the Sunday paper, because my wife buys it for the coupons, and that is about all it is worth. I don't think anyone around here can write or edit a news story worth a flip. I will read 3 or 4 different internet papers a day, and then highlites from several more. The paper I do end up with we use some for fire starting, fireplace in winter, brush piles and BBQ. But most of the black and white goes down for worm food. Laying several layers of newspaper around you flowers and plants then covering with mulch is a good way to keep weeds down and to keep grass out of a path. www.astrostar.com/Eighty-Uses-For-Old-Newspaper.htm |
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Post by cajunlady87 on Oct 28, 2013 11:52:28 GMT -7
We use them in thick layers on long rectangle shaped tables to spill out boiled seafood on and chow down.  |
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Post by geron on Oct 28, 2013 14:14:38 GMT -7
Mulch for the garden/compost/worm beds
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Post by missasip on Oct 28, 2013 15:25:30 GMT -7
DGF saves them and takes them to the SPCA...they need them all the time.
Jimmy
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Post by garret on Oct 28, 2013 16:26:09 GMT -7
ours are saved for the local rspca shelter as bedding for the animals.
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Post by Ceorlmann on Oct 28, 2013 17:38:01 GMT -7
Also use them as a quick and easy way to start our wood grill for outside cooking.
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Post by pathwinder14 on Oct 29, 2013 6:03:25 GMT -7
Cleaning mirrors, lighting my fire pit, reading, and packing fragile items.
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Post by ColcordMama on Oct 30, 2013 17:13:54 GMT -7
I recycle mine, but there are lots of things you can do with newspapers. Like make stuff out of papier mache. Make a medium thick paste out of flour and water, dip torn newspaper strips in it and cover forms (oh, like a blown-up balloon if you want that shape, or a big bowl turned upside down if you want a bowl shape, or a head shape bowl turned upside down if you want to make a mask) and when you have a quarter inch layer or (thicker if that's what you want) then put it aside somewhere out of the way and let it dry. When it's completely dry, paint it.
You can also make seed starting pots out of newspapers. Look online for directions.
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Post by hunter63 on Oct 31, 2013 12:38:53 GMT -7
Years ago our local paper published a list of 101 thing to use old newspapers for. I still get the paper, and my day starts with it and my coffee........ I see some one posted the astrostar site......80 uses for old papers. www.astrostar.com/Eighty-Uses-For-Old-Newspaper.htmSome of my uses are.... table cover when cleaning game floor cover when painting under car when working on it rolled up tied with string, dipped in wax for fire starters start fires boot stuffers to help dry out mulch |
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