So de Rothschild suggests Essential Skill #43 in The Handbook:
Reuse the news.
Of course, this Essential Skill need not apply to those of you who get your news exclusively through electronic media (i.e., the Internet, TV, radio, etc.). You're already way ahead of the curve. Problem is, old habits die hard and there's just something people cannot resist about the feel of holding the news in their hands, turning the pages, clipping the stories. Not long ago, The Watch Team was among them, though we're exclusively electronic-news now. (Though our paper newspaper-neighbors sometimes share theirs with us.)
If you do still get the daily newspaper, here's some of de Rothschild's creative recycling ideas. Use newspaper to:
- Protect fragile items in shipping boxes
- Make paper mache artwork
- Stuff it in your shoes to keep their shape
- Pick up after your dog
- Wrap presents
Click this link for paper mache directions and projects.
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Other great ways to recycle newspaper include ... using it with glass cleaner to clean mirrors and windows (fewer streaks than paper towels) ... protecting tables and floors for craft projects ... and using it for your craft projects, cutting out words and images for scrapbooking and collaging.
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