How to Recycle Stale Coffee

Going "Green" means finding new ways to use just about everything, including stale coffee and used grounds. Recycle leftover coffee and grounds in productive and helpful ways. Put them to good use and keep them out of the landfill.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups stale coffee
• 1 pint ice cream
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. chocolate powder
• Freezable container with lid
• Cotton swab

1. Make frozen mocha latte treats. Mix two cups of old coffee with one pint of your favorite ice cream. Use chocolate ice cream for a true mocha flavor. Try vanilla for a creamy, coffee-flavored treat. Add two tablespoons of sugar and one tablespoon of chocolate powder. Pour the mixture into a container, seal a lid on the container and freeze. Serve the recycled coffee treat when it is slushy.

2. Pour the old coffee and grounds on your potted plants. Stale coffee and used grounds help condition the soil. Alternate the plants you pour the coffee onto, so you don't overwhelm the soil.

3. Use the grounds as ant repellent. Recycle old coffee by pouring it over the ant mounds in your yard. The strong scent of coffee helps repels ants.

4. Touch up wooden furniture. Use stale coffee to fill in scratches in wood furniture. Dip a cotton swab in the stale coffee and gently rub it over the scratch. The coffee fills in the scratch with a brown tone.

5. Rejuvenate your hair color. If you have brunette or dark red hair, wash your hair in coffee to brighten your color. Rinse the used, stale coffee through your hair for added shine.

6. Eliminate refrigerator odors. Place a bowl of used coffee grounds at the back of your refrigerator. They help absorb odors and keep the refrigerator smelling fresh.

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[arowen]

on 3/5/2009 great tips! really helpful, i'm definitely going to try these out.