10 New Uses for Newspapers

[RedGlitter]

From This Old House:

We're all watching more news than we read on paper, but there's still plenty of newspaper to recycle?about 9 million tons every year. Here are other ways to consume the newspaper.

1. Patch a hole. To fix small holes in drywall, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva stuffs wadded newspaper in the breach as a backer for joint compound.

2. Eat odors. Work boots smelly? Stuff 'em with newsprint. The odor disappears.

3. Make animal bedding. It's warm and healthier than sawdust or straw, since it inherently resists bacteria and is nontoxic if eaten. This Old House: Pet projects

4. Get rolling. If the car's stuck in mud, sand, or snow, a hefty section of the thick Sunday edition, slipped under the drive wheel, lends enough traction to move you on.

5. Wrap presents. The sports section makes a great gift wrap for that new cordless drill Dad's getting on Father's Day. This Old House: Choosing a cordless drill

6. Make a dry workshop funnel. After sorting through fasteners spilled out on a section, roll it up and let the hardware slide back into your coffee can storage.

7. Sprout something. TOH landscape contractor Roger Cook germinates seeds between two sections of damp newspaper, kept in a warm place.

8. Kindle a fire. Crumpled newspaper works, but rolling sheets diagonally and tying them in a lazy knot works better, suggests John Gulland, of Woodheat.org. The knot concentrates flames in a single area.

9. Enhance compost. Add it to an indoor worm bin to feed them?and the decomposition process. This Old House: All about worm bins

10. Soften a tomato. Ross Siragusa, of the California Tomato Growers Association, wraps slightly underdeveloped tomatoes

[SuzyB]

Missed the most important one, to wrap your fish and chips up in

[RedGlitter]

SuzyB;670758 wrote: Missed the most important one, to wrap your fish and chips up in


Oh! Right!!

Speaking of, I would love to try some real English fish!! There's a restaurant chain in California called H. Salt Fish & Chips. They serve fish that's crunchy battered and sooooo good!!! Wrapped in newspapers. I agree, you have to have the newspapers when you eat fish!!

[SuzyB]

RedGlitter;670762 wrote: Oh! Right!!

Speaking of, I would love to try some real English fish!! There's a restaurant chain in California called H. Salt Fish & Chips. They serve fish that's crunchy battered and sooooo good!!! Wrapped in newspapers. I agree, you have to have the newspapers when you eat fish!!


When you come over to the UK, I will treat you to some fish and chips UK style

[RedGlitter]

SuzyB;670764 wrote: When you come over to the UK, I will treat you to some fish and chips UK style


That's a deal Suzy!!! :-6

[Lon]

I always keep a copy of "The New York Times" in the bathroom.