10 ways to repurpose newspaper at home
Here are some practical ways to reuse all that newsprint.
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I put some under my sinks,I can tell if there a leak.
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Newspaper is unmatched as a thermal insulator. Here, try this test:
Buy a can of soda. Roll it up inside 2 sections of newspaper and fold the ends. Lay it on the seat of a *sweltering* hot car interior, and then go off to the mall. 4 hours later when you come back, the can will still be frosty cold.
That's an extreme example, during normal use the can will stay cold even longer. In the old days that's what people did.
Rolling up a beverage in a kids school lunch like that.... More
The seedling idea is excellent! I'll have to remember that. Though I thought everyone knew to clean glass w/ newspaper.
I feel compelled to mention, though, that if you work with newspaper, the ink gets all over your hands, and from there, all over everything you touch. Wash your hands afterward, and be careful in using these tips around light-colored surfaces. (white shoes, white hats, etc.)
What about the high levels of lead in newspaper ink? Wouldn't that negate the advantages of most of the above listed items?
Andrew, the lead and other heavy metals were replaced with soy based inks in the 1970's. So, unless the paper was printed in China, there's 99.532% chance there's no metal in it.
Another use is to shred it and spread it as a mulch. I save old bills and catalogs and once a year shred and spread and it and it lasts all year long.
You forgot some other obvious crafty ideas, like papier mache, or using an old blender, a picture frame, and some window screen to turn newspaper into your own recycled paper for papercasting.
Tightly rolled newspapers also make great construction materials for kids' projects.
