Kindling gone green
Jan 27, 2010 
9 Comments
Confession time.
I’ve always felt a little odd about just tossing dryer lint in the trash. I just felt like it had a higher purpose in life.
Hey, I never claimed to be normal.
Keep reading. I have a point.
The point is…it’s useful! Dryer lint is useful!
Take it out of the filter, ball it up and shove it in a toilet paper tube and what do you have?
A big hunk of trash. Or…kindling for your fireplace.
So, instead of tossing out your lint, save up toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls and even wrapping paper tubes. Cut the longer ones into smaller sections, stuff them with lint and you have yourself some great firestarters.
And now I want to go watch Firestarter. When’s the last time you saw that movie?
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fabulous!! I have an abundance of both of these things – will do this now!
cool! you can make paper out of dryer lint, also!
What a clever idea! I’ve used the lint itself as tinder, but never thought of stuffing tubes with it. That’s awesome.
If only I had a fireplace…
every time i throw it away i wonder “what it could become.” great idea! i don’t have a fireplace, though, but i want an outdoor fire pit. maybe this could be my excuse to make/buy one!
Well, now I wish I had a fireplace; that’s a fantastic idea!
That’s a great idea! Add a little melted wax from leftover candle stubs, not much, but enough to make everything stick together, and cut them even smaller, and you have a great little fire bud to take camping, or even use in the Chimney Charcoal starter.
I love this idea! I read about it when you first posted but I didn’t have a fire. So I started stuffing toilet rolls anyhow and have realised I have a friend who does have a fire and now she has some firestarters… and i feel all green
Just brilliant. Had to share your post with my network on Facebook, they thought so too!
Great idea. Also, if you do NOT use softners, you can toss the lint out in the yard or stick it in trees and the birds will use it to help make their nests. Softner is NOT good for their feathers though, it does something to their natural oils.