Java Recycling: 7 Ways to Use Old Coffee and Coffee Grounds

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Coffee lovers can’t start their day without a4. Crazy Skin Pack — use a handful of old
delicious cup of their favorite coffee blend. Yet,grounds, mixed together with a bit of water (or
they’re often left wondering what to do withcream for added moisturizing) and create a messy
those seemingly useless old coffee grounds orpaste of this in a small bowl. Pat this goopy mixture
leftover cups of cold coffee. Here are some fantasticonto clean skin, being careful to avoid nose, mouth
ways to reuse and recycle old coffee:and eyes. Let sit for about 15 minutes and rinse off.
1. Gardening — Old coffee grounds areYou Java Beauty Queen, youÂ…
excellent to add to your composting pile. Not only do5. Odor Neutralizer — This is one tip I
they increase the acidity of your soil, but they alsodiscovered entirely by accident. Old coffee grounds
act as a natural fertilizer. (Be careful not too add tooat the bottom of, let’s say, a garbage bag
many coffee grounds or else you may create ahelp to neutralize odors! (I did this one time and
composting material that is too acidic.)realized it worked.) A little plate of leftover grounds
2. Indoor plants — Add some old grounds or aleft out in areas of particular stinkiness (cat litter box,
last cup of black coffee (your plant won’tanyone?) can help to naturally get rid of offensive
love cream & sugar as much as you do) to yoursmells.
houseplants. Most of them will love this boost of6. Ant control — Pouring old coffee grounds
acidity!around areas in your garden that are prone to ants
3. Java Hair Rinse — I know, I know,will help get rid of them! Ants apparently hate coffee
you’re likely rolling your eyes at this tip, but(they’re the only creatures that do) and
it’s a proven fact — coffee makes awon’t cross a line of coffee grounds.
great hair rinse! If you have dark hair, use leftover7. Furniture Scratches — Very strong coffee
coffee as a final hair rinse to add super shine. And, acan be a handy dye to use on furniture scratches.