Uses of Old Newspaper

• ·        Roll into a megaphone
• ·        Place under heavy objects on wooden tables
• ·        Fold into a sailor’s hat
• ·        Spread out between garden rows to discourage weeds
• ·        Paste it up as wallpaper
• ·        Fold into a protective book cover
• ·        Make papier-mâché sculpture
• ·        Read it
• ·        Use as birdcage lining
• ·        Use to block windows
• ·        Use to protect floors when painting
• ·        Use to fill in holes and cracks
• ·        Use to wrap green tomatoes to ripen
• ·        Cover plants during a frost
• ·        Use as a knee pad when gardening or scrubbing floors
• ·        Roll and use as a funnel
• ·        Roll and use as a torch
• ·        Roll and use as a megaphone outdoors
• ·        Use folded sheets as a fan to keep cool
• ·        Use as sun shade at spectator events
• ·        Use as a mat for wet darkroom photographs
• ·        Shred and stuff in vases to help support fresh flowers
• ·        Use as mat for wet, muddy boots
• ·        Use as kindling
• ·        Cover ground off season to prevent weeds
• ·        Accordion fold into a fan
• ·        Line your cabinets
• ·        Use as a rag
• ·        Wrap items when moving