4) Aluminum Foil

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Washed off, foil can be used again for food storage. It can also be used as lining or wadded up as an abrasive scrubber for cleaning.

5) Newspapers

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The uses for old newspapers are endless. They can be used as kindling, as craft paper, as wrapping paper, as insulation, as linings for birdcages and boxes, and a whole heap of other things besides. Our grandparents knew how to use every last bit of anything that came into the house!

6) Food Scraps

Obviously compost is the easiest way to use food scraps, but there are many other uses besides. Veggie ends can be saved and used to make stock with, squeezed out lemons can be used for cleaning, and citrus rinds can be used for cooking or candy. Candied orange rind was my favorite growing up! I was always taught to save the scraps from cutting out cookies or biscuits to use every last little piece of the dough. And, some veggies can be grown from their end pieces or a cutting. Plus, if there were animals to feed, pigs and chickens are well-fed on kitchen scraps.

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