Recycled Tip of the Day – Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds
Posted on July 31, 2008 by
Split Bean Coffee News has some great suggestions. Here are a few:
- Mix with the soil around acid loving outdoor plants (azaleas, laurel, rhododendrons), or mix with water to give a boost to your houseplants.
- Use wet or dry to scrub pots, pans, or a dirty sink
- Rub on hands to get rid of onion and garlic smells
- Sprinkle dried grounds on icy sidewalks to prevent slipping
CocoaJava has some great recommendations too!
- Use coffee grounds as a facial treatment like a mudpack
- Steeped grounds and a cotton swab can be used to touch up scratched furniture
- Dry grounds. Tie in old pantyhose and use as an air freshener
I’ve got one for ya: Pour ground coffee over vomit on an airplane. Kills the smell. Ask me how I know that one!
my apartment currently smells like coffee, popcorn, scallops, and a homeless dude (and yes, all 4 items have been present this past week). i rather enjoy the smell of coffee, perhaps i can rub the grinds all over the walls to get rid of the smell?
I read somewhere that you can use coffee grounds as a cellulite treatment.
Awesome.
I always use dump mine around plants and flowerbeds, but that furniture one is really clever. My kids ensure I have plenty of test spots to try it out on.
I have used it to deter snails in my garden. But it has to have caffeine, no decaf. They don’t like thet caffeine buzz.
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I’m a bit late on this one, but had to get it in. I save my grounds, mix them with some body oil, like jojoba or grapeseed, a bit of vegetable glycerin and an equal or so amount fine sea salt. It makes a FANTASTIC body scrub. But your bath tub will get a bit messy. I love smelling like a cup of coffee in the shower!