A lot of old newspapers are piled up at home? Is there any other use besides selling it as waste paper? Today, I'd like to introduce some of the wonderful uses of old newspapers, so that newspapers can become good helpers at home.
What are the uses of waste newspapers
1. Fresh vegetables
The most important thing to preserve green leafy vegetables is to lock in the moisture and avoid leaf decay. Spray some water on the leaves of vegetables, then wrap them with newspaper, put them in the refrigerator with the roots facing down, which can effectively prolong the storage time. In addition, just bought back fruits such as papaya, durian, if not yet mature, can also be wrapped with newspapers, placed in the shade for a few days before eating.
2. Clean the windows
Due to the good water absorption of newspapers, cleaning glass or mirrors with old newspapers will not leave water marks, and unlike rags will leave scurf on the glass. First tear the newspaper in half or fold it into small sheets, then wet it with water and wipe it directly on the glass. After the dirt and dust are wiped off, the remaining newspaper will be used to dry the glass.
To achieve better results, in addition to the use of cleaning agents, you can also add some vinegar to the glass cleaning water, which can wipe the water stains more clean.
3. Remove oil dirt
For people who often cook, the cleaning table, sink and range hood in the kitchen are often stained with grease. The use of old newspaper which is easy to absorb oil to wipe the kitchen table and the greasy substances at the bottom of the pan can help to keep the drainage pipe unobstructed, while the pan with grease removed will be easier to wash with water, which can also indirectly help to save water.
In addition, after bathing in the bathtub, the water may float a layer of grease, or leave a circle of dirt in the bathtub. At this time, you can use a newspaper cover on the water to easily remove the oil pollution, or wipe the bathtub with newspaper for a circle, so that the oil dirt is removed and then washed with water, which saves time and effort.
4. Help to pick up garbage
Accidentally broke things, causing glass fragments to fall all over the floor? At this time, in addition to using a broom and a dustpan will be a large piece of glass swept up, but also wet a few newspapers, spread on the broken glass floor. Then, gently tap on the newspaper to let the glass pieces stick to the slightly wet newspaper and quickly clean up the tiny glass fragments.
In addition, this method is also suitable for use in places with more dust on the ground, so that the newspaper can adhere to dust, so that the dust will not fly around when cleaning.
5. Maintain shoes
Kneading newspapers into shoes helps to fix the shape of shoes and prevent them from collapsing after wearing for a long time. This can also remove moisture and kill two birds with one stone.
The wet shoes can be put into the wet shoes every few hours when it rains. In addition, you can also use old newspaper to dip shoe polish to wipe black leather shoes.
6. Anthelmintic
Many insects do not like the smell of newspaper ink, so in the bottom of the wardrobe or locker can be paved with a layer of old newspaper, and then a layer of clean cloth or storage paper can be paved again. In addition to helping to remove odor and dehumidification, it can also drive away insects and prevent clothes from being bitten by insects. However, the ink smell of newspapers will disappear after a long time. To keep away the insects, it is advisable to replace the newspapers every six months.
7. Remove odor
Spray some water on the old newspaper, then knead it into a ball and stuff it into the corner of the refrigerator to help remove the smell of food. This method can also be used in utensils or drawers, and even in books with peculiar smell, small pieces of newspaper are sandwiched into the books, and the smell can be removed from the pages of books after being placed for about two days. If the number of pages of the book, you can every ten pages on the clip.
In addition, if you have a pet at home, such as a hamster, you may as well pad the old newspaper at the bottom of its cage or box to let the ink smell of newspaper help cover up the odor of pet excreta.
8. Handmade
DIY creativity can be brought into play, and all kinds of small articles can be made by hand with old newspapers, such as small vases, coasters, small baskets for storing sundries, etc., which can also be carried out with children at home as a fun and inexpensive parent-child activity, so as to cultivate children's awareness of waste utilization.
9. Dehumidification of wardrobe
The insects in the wardrobe are afraid of the smell of ink. A layer of old newspaper is padded at the bottom of the drawer of the wardrobe, and then a layer of clean cloth or storage paper is used to lay another layer to avoid the clothes being bitten by insects. The newspaper also has the function of dehumidification, so use the clothes hanger to put the newspaper into the closet to dehumidify.
10. Clean the gaps in the wood floor
There are many cracks in the house, such as wooden floor, dead corner under the table and chair, which can not be extended by vacuum cleaner. At this time, the old newspaper will be wet with water, twist dry, tear into small pieces. Then sprinkle these small wet newspaper on the dead corner of the slit, the static electricity and moisture of the newspaper can easily absorb the dust, so the dust can be easily sucked out by using a broom or vacuum cleaner.
11. Clean the screen
Cover the screen window with newspaper and fix it with tape at four corners. Spray the screen window with detergent, after a few minutes, remove the newspaper, and then wipe the screen with wet cloth.
12. You can use newspaper to clean the glass
We first wipe the dust off the glass with a wet cloth, and then use old newspapers to clean the glass.
13. Newspapers can be used to remove oil stains
Wipe the stainless steel sink with newspaper, you can get rid of the annoying oil stain, convenient and quick.
14. Old newspapers can be used to pack fragile items
It can be used to lay under the goods to protect the goods. For example, if you want to pack items, you can now lay several layers of newspaper on the bottom of the box. Fragile items can be packed with newspapers.
15. Make origami toys
Because the size of the newspaper is much larger than our common A4 paper, it can be used to fold some origami and fold various shapes with children. It is much cooler than the small paper made from ordinary paper.
