Fortunately, newspaper is very versatile and can be used for many things.
Here are five ways you can reuse old newspaper.
1) Animal shelters – donate your old newspapers to animal shelters that will use them to line the kennels and catteries.
2) Compost and worm farms – earthworms love a tasty snack of newspaper. Add dampened, shredded newspaper to your compost heap or worm farm.
3) Fruit and vegetable drawer liners – place sheets of newspaper at the bottom of the fruit and vegetable drawer in your fridge. They will absorb any mess from rotten produce, and will also keep the drawer free from odours.
4) Gift wrap – use newspaper to wrap gifts and decorate with some string and sprig of rosemary or lavender.
5) Table padding – lay newspaper underneath a table cloth. It’s an excellent replacement for expensive padding, and will help protect your table from spills and other damage.
Get more newspaper recycling ideas at www.recyclepaper.co.za.
