5 extraordinary uses for paper bags
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paper bags are very to handy to have around the home. While they are standardly use to carry food, they have other incredible uses.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are five extraordinary ways you can use paper bags.</span></p>
<p><strong>1. Dry herbs</strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wash and thoroughly dry several bunches of herbs and place them upside down in a paper bag.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tie the bag at the stems, punch in a few holes and put it in a warm, dry place for two weeks.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grind the herbs, then store. </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2. Boost compost</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A great addition to any compost heap, brown paper bags contain less ink and pigment than newspaper, and attract more worms.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">First shred and wet the bags, then mix into the compost well so they don’t dry out and blow away.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>3. Prepare vegetables</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rip open one or two paper bags and spread them over your benchtop when peeling vegetables, shelling peas, or doing any other messy job.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you’re done, simply fold the paper and throw it all into the compost.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>4. Catch dust</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Remove dust from a mop by placing a paper bag over the head, then use string or a rubber band to stop it slipping.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shake and gently bump the mop so the dust falls into the bag, let the dust settle, then take off the bag.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>5. Spray stuff</strong></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You don’t have to make a mess when spray-painting small items.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just place what you’re painting inside a large paper bag and it will contain the excess spray.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once the item has dried, remove it and throw the bag away.</span></li>
</ul>
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