What do you do with the newspapers?

[farmergirl]

Okay, so I may not sound too intelligent here but . . . how does this work? I mean, can you tell me how so that I can do this? Would be exactly what I've been looking for: Decomposable seed starters

They have good directions for this on youtube- just search for newspaper seed starting pots

It's really easy and I use a can/jar as the form

Just make sure that when you plant to have all the newspaper under the soil or it could wick the moisture out.

[kristinnm]

I leave all my extra papers in the store.

I thought about doing that but worried that some poor soul would buy them expecting coupons and there wouldn't be any (newbie/part-time couponer who doesn't know to check.)

Lot's of ideas I never thought about! DH wants to expand the garden and was talking about getting that black fabric liner to block weeds and i never knew we could use the newspapers!

(Regarding the fire logs - we already burn wood, so I don't think newspapers would be worse. In my area there are even a lot of wood-burning furnaces. I haven't found much on GOOD logs - most say the logs are good to add to an already burning wood fire, not good by themselves.)

[rheavon]

We mostly recycle ours. Come any gift-giving time, however, we always use whatever papers are lying in the recycle bin to wrap our gifts. I like making crazy bows out of the newspaper, too.

[jkljkl]

I use newspapers to cover my outdoor plants, when it freezes during the night.

[Katane]

I use em to start fires, and i have rolled them into logs a few times. We usually recycle most of them, use others for table protectors and craft projects and occasionally hubby uses them to drain deep fried things on (food is on a cooling rack over the paper).

If you don't have recycling in your area, newspaper is compostable or if you have a garden you can use it to help keep weeds down. Just google lasagna gardening.

[Psychoangel2u]

I use them in my animal cages. I have birds and sugar gliders, so it works perfect for their drop trays.

[khluvr621]

Great usage for kid's papier mache or for an extra "boost" in mailing boxes. Next best thing to bubble wrap.

[gloriam Deo]

I use them in my animal cages. I have birds and sugar gliders, so it works perfect for their drop trays.

You have a sugar glider?! I've always wanted one!
I use them to clean windows. It sure beats buying paper towels all the time. And I keep the old sales papers for a sales cycle reference.

[pam0815]

I just found out the other day that my local humane society is always in need of newspaper so I will be giving all mine to them!!

[KmmCo]

We have curbside recycling so that is where most of mine go. If I happen to buy an extra paper at work, I just leave it in the lunchroom for others to read. The sport section seems to be the most popular one though - followed by the comics. Nobody really wants to read the actual news these days because it all all bad news anyway.

We did use a few to mulch the garden and I put a few under the cat box. My son made the seed starter pots once and they do work pretty good. I sometimes use papers under messy craft projects that I am doing so that I don't make a mess of the table.

Homemade firestarters are a fun project for Scouts and other youth groups. I understand the firelogs only work well if you roll the papers supertight - which I can't do well with my old arthritic hands.

That is a good idea about checking with the local Humane society to see if they need some!