Kindling gone green
Jan 27, 2010 
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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!