10 everyday things you can easily reuse at home

Indeed, coffee grounds are a real wonder to reuse in the garden , for cosmetic purposes or for daily cleaning. For example, by mixing coffee residues with very hot water we can make the water drain better in the sink, and by rubbing them we will desorize the hands and other surfaces such as the refrigerator.

It will also help us degrease pans, give shine to scratch-resistant surfaces or, daring everything, it will be very effective to make us a body peeling with an anti-cellulite effect due to its caffeine content.

Whether it is the traditional toothbrush or the replacement of an electric toothbrush, we can use them to improve the cleaning of the house . We will save on scourers and we will immediately end up with embedded dirt from the bathroom, the sole of the slippers or any corner of difficult access. In addition, they are very easy to clean once used for household cleaning, as well as to disinfect when necessary, to continue using them.

The reuse of water offers endless possibilities that range from watering the plants to using it to wash the car, fill the humidifier tank, add it to the aquarium or, for example, clean different objects .

Collecting rainwater with water barrels or simply putting buckets to fill when it rains is simple and very beneficial for plants. We can also help them to grow if we water them with the cooking water in which we have cooked vegetables.

And, of course, if when watering the plants the water accumulates in the saucer, let’s use it again to water another plant. We can also recycle the water we use in the shower or in the sink, as long as they do not contain detergents or chemicals. Its use for the irrigation of a garden would suppose an important saving of water and money.

Old magazines and advertising brochures tend to pile up around the house. Instead of letting them fill up with dust or end up in the trash, let’s encourage ourselves to reuse them by using them to make crafts with the little ones in the house.

It will be practical to use them to make paper flowers with which to decorate a gift or give life to a vase. Make confetti with them, garlands, Christmas decorations, envelopes or, when it comes to magazines that are sad to destroy, donate them to a doctor’s office or, if they are cultural, to a public library.

Reusing food aluminum cans is as easy as being inspired by images like the ones we include in this article or, simply, letting your imagination fly and daring with any idea.

Make a bird feeder (remember to renew it every so often to avoid contagion, ornithologists warn), some decorative pots , some vases, a decorative collectible, a pincushion, a bottle for pencils, an ornament with ribbons so that the air exterior make it a precious mobile …

If you want to reuse objects at home in a simple way, surely you have noticed that soda cans and their rings easily accumulate. In fact, the rings of soda cans give a lot of play. Its reuse can become a great little work of creative recycling . It will be easy to make all kinds of jewelry with them with a lot of imagination and a lot of patience.

Let’s make a hanging mobile, a bracelet, earrings, bracelets or any other object. To join them we use staples, threads or tapes. It will be easy to get many and do what the imagination dictates …

Stale bread , one of the objects that most end up going to the garbage can. Let’s give it one or protunity. As long as it does not have mold, it can be reused in the kitchen. It can become a main ingredient in a bread soup , in a delicious garlic soup, in breadcrumbs, in croutons for salads , soups, creams, garnishes …

Or, of course, let’s turn it into some irresistible French toast. If we prefer the salty flavor, let’s heat it up and transform it into crunchy bases for some canapes.

The teabags , so, can be reused in many different ways. Before they dry they will be a good relaxant for the eyes . We will apply as if they were two cucumber slices, we will let it rest for about 15 minutes and that’s it.

They are also effective in reducing inflammation of insect bites and, in general, have anti-inflammatory properties . On a cosmetic level, there are those who use them to dye their hair or, more precisely, to give it a slight hue that can camouflage gray hair or reinforce the effect of some vegetable dyes.

Letting it dry and using it as an odor absorber for the fridge and other small rooms, such as drawers, cabinets or shoe boxes, let’s say, is another possibility. Finally, let’s get rid of the bag and bury it or leave it on the surface to serve as compost.

The toilet paper tubes are a commodity of great value for all recycling artist worth his salt. We can make assemblies the sea of ​​results by cutting them into slices and, as is, they are ideal as flowerpots to plant seeds or, why not, to let the imagination fly and invent the funniest figures ever seen.

The newspaper finally allows reuse of the most varied. From covering furniture or books to turning it into gift wrapping . They will also play a great role in moving, to protect fragile things, and can even help us to ripen vegetables and fruits, as well as to dry wet shoes after a rainy day. To do this, we will introduce some balls of newspaper inside. By the way, let’s not use it to compost, as the ink is not biodegradable .

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