Use old rolls or part rolls of wallpaper to make free gift bags and wrapping paper.

An empty used tin of beans can be used as packaging to post things in. It’s quite strong and keeps whatever you are sending safe inside.

Use worn toothbrushes as a scrubbing brush in those hard to get at places like between ceramic tiles, taps, etc.

• Used tea leaves make excellent fertiliser for pot plants. – O.R. • Use used tea leaves to make a window cleaner. Simple pour boiling water on the discarded tea leaves/bags, leave for an hour, then use. – O.R. • I save my tea bags and use them to clean my eye glasses. The bags […]

• 2lt ones are great for cutting up and making into flash cards for little ones. Cut down the side panels into the size you want then right on them with permanent markers , words, numbers, letters etc. Hole punch through the corner and thread onto an old key ring. Great for in the car. […]

Instead of throwing out your old phone book, place it on the kitchen bench for hot pots. Tear out the pages as required to wrap small items for the rubbish and to use under paper towels when draining fried food.

Paper towel cardboard rolls are a convenient and tidy way of storing plastic bags in your drawer. I just stuff the plastic bags in, and pull them out when needed.