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by contributing writer\u00a0Angie<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n If you regularly receive newspapers, you know how they can pile up after they’ve been read.\u00a0 Hopefully you’re making sure to recycle these newspapers.\u00a0 However, recycling isn’t your only option for old newspapers.\u00a0 Here are six ways to use newspaper around your home.<\/p>\n Composting is the ultimate recycle around our house.\u00a0 We love knowing that the things that we’ve put in are going to eventually become rich soil for our garden.\u00a0 Newspaper is a perfect addition to your composting efforts<\/a>, or even to layer right into a garden before planting.\u00a0 Newspaper can be an especially great thing to add to your composting bin if you find yourself adding a lot of vegetable, or “green,” matter.<\/p>\n This is a classic use for old newspaper.\u00a0 Of course, it’s a classic for a reason.\u00a0 With the price of wrapping paper rising all the time, why not go green and wrap gifts with newspapers that you’ve already read, especially something fun like the comics.\u00a0 While you probably won’t want to go this route for a wedding gift, it is fun and appropriate for many less formal occasions. See more Frugal Gift Wrap Ideas here!<\/a><\/p>\n For years, I used various glass cleaners for the windows and mirrors in my home.\u00a0 It was only after my Grandmother passed away that I thought nostalgically on her washing all of those things with a vinegar and water mix and old newspaper as a “cloth.”\u00a0 I thought it seemed like such a crazy thought to try to wash something like mirrors and windows with newspapers.\u00a0 However, since trying it, my mirrors and windows have never been cleaner.\u00a0 See 15 Ways to Use Vinegar to Clean your Home here.<\/a><\/p>\n Keeping a stack of old newspapers with art supplies for kids is a perfect way to attempt to save surfaces that might otherwise get marked up with paint and markers from your child’s latest art project.\u00a0 Newspaper mats aren’t just for kids though, as I often lay them out when I am creating a painting as well.\u00a0 Not only does it keep my work area neat and speed clean up, but I can also doodle or test colors on it.<\/p>\n If you’ve ever packed up your household and moved, you know what a life saver old newspapers can be for packing up delicate items.\u00a0 While the newsprint means that you might need to wash items after you’ve unpacked them, hopefully you’ll just be pleased that your breakables have made it to their new home in one piece.<\/p>\n A vegetable crisper drawer in the refrigerator can have the problem of too much moisture.\u00a0 Adding in some old newspaper can absorb both moisture and some odors.<\/p>\n What are some other ways that you use newspaper?<\/strong><\/p>\n photo by Erich Ferdinand<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nCompost<\/h3>\n
Gift Wrap<\/h3>\n
Glass Cleaner<\/h3>\n
Art Projects<\/h3>\n
Packing Material<\/h3>\n
Vegetable Crisper Helper<\/h3>\n