“I have come to the conclusion that dryer lint is the cremated remains of all my missing socks.”
– Relatable Posts
Isn’t that the truth?
Well, what do we do with all the “cremated remains of our missing socks”?
Did you know there are actual ways to reuse it? From throwing it into the compost, like we do, to creating art, here are….
13 Creative Ways to Reuse Dryer Lint
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- Composting
- Stuffing, Use it to stuff items i.e. crafts-ornaments. Be careful it is flammable.
- Felt…..
- Fire Starters – My friend Sarah shows you how here.
- Gardening
- Dryer Lint Clay
- Paper
- Paper-Mache
- Line Planters with it.
- Ornaments and These
- Necklace
- Pet Dust Bunnies
- ART!!!!! Check out the Andy Warhol of Dryer Lint and here is another dryer lint artist….
**You may notice, that we left off -leaving it out for the birds to make nests, as an option. There are many who believe dryer lint isn’t good for birds, so we didn’t include it on our list. Feel free to investigate this option for yourself.
PRO TIP- If you want to save wear and tear on your clothing, try line drying. It helps reduce energy and your clothing items. This is the one we use.
Collecting Dryer Lint
Now that you know what to do with that lint, you can create a bucket to collect it…
This is also a great way to reuse a laundry pod bucket.
Remove plastic branding wrap from the outside of your pod bucket.
Apply LINT Vinyl Decal, which you can find here.
It couldn’t be any easier and is a great way to add to your lint collection, whatever you use it for.
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If you have any ways to reuse dryer lint, we would love to hear about them!! You can also share your projects on our Facebook page. We have a share day each Wednesday.
BONUS TIP – Make sure to clean your lint trap each time. A lint cleaner brush, like this, is great at getting the stuff the lint trap doesn’t collect, which is a fire hazard.
I love all of your ideas! And you are probably right, the lint is the remains of all those MIA socks. LOL I love the container! I am definitely going to have to make one of these for our laundry room soon. I use the lint (with leftover wax) to make firestarters all the time. Thank you so much for the other amazing ideas.
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Thank you so much Amy. Oh yes, firestarters for sure! Appreciate you stopping by!!
It’s amazing what you can do with random things…lol.
I save dryer lint and stuff it into empty toilet paper rolls, they make great fire starters for us in our fireplace and wood stove. Great way to reuse two items!
That’s a great idea!!
Omg those flowers in the video
Are are amazing! I’m going to start saving lint
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Haha….no kidding right!
I put dryer lint out in the yard for birds to build nest and I have a bunny that comes back each year and has her babies in my yard.She lines the hole with lint and covers over the top with grass,
That is so sweet. So fun to watch wildlife!!
I was sad to learn that dryer lint is only good for adding to compost piles when the lint is exclusively from organic materials (like cotton or wool). Anything with synthetic fibers is just adding micro-plastic toxins to your soil. Bummer for those of us who like to compost as much as possible!!
Thank you for sharing that info.