Here are 9 creative ways you can reuse the rest:
- Use it as filler in the bottom of home-made gift baskets.
- It can make great bedding for small pets such as gerbils and hamsters, or hens.
- Mix it with potting mix when potting plants – this will help to retain moisture and make them less heavy to move around. Create a fabulous garden, in containers!
- Add it to your worm farm – worms love paper!
- Use it as fire starter in your fireplace or campfire.
- If you’re really feeling crafty, use it to make paper clay.
- Use it as a layer of mulch in your garden beds.
- Use it to pack away fragile items such as delicate china and Christmas decorations.
Make your own shredded paper clay
You will need:
- Shredded paper
- Flour
- Salt
- A hand blender
- Fill a bowl with paper and hot water (the hot water helps to break down the paper fibres)
- Mix the paper and water together, using enough to cover and saturate the paper. Leave for a few hours (or overnight) the paper should be softer and ready for hand blending
- Blend
- Squeeze out excess water
- Add flour (1-cup of flour to 3 cups of paper pulp) and a teaspoon of salt and mix together thoroughly with your hands.
- Test to see if you can mould some of the mixture into a shape – if you can, it’s ready to use.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.
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