How can paper be recycled at home?
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valuables.
4. Use it as wrapping paper
This is a great way to use old comics, sheet music or even plain brown packaging paper – just add some twine or strip of coloured scrap fabric for a simple, eco-friendly finish. Alternatively, you could get more creative with some clever DIY present wrapping ideas using old paper.
5. Use it as shelf liner or organiser
Place old, clean sheets of newspaper inside cutlery drawers, at the bottom of fruit and veg drawers in your fridge or even in the boot of your car to help absorb odours, moisture and keep things clean.
Clean, dry egg cartons (with the lids off) can also be used as handy drawer organisers, ideal for corralling tiny things like jewelry, thumb tacks or buttons.
How to make recycled paper yourself
Sheets of handmade newspaper
You’re no doubt used to buying envelopes and other stationery that’s made out of recycled paper, but have you ever considered learning how to recycle paper at home? Turns out, it’s an easy and fun DIY project, with the main thing you need being in plentiful supply in the average household.
Making handmade paper is also a great way to teach kids the basics of paper making and how paper gets recycled, as it’s really no different to what happens in paper waste facilities up and down the country.