Years ago a friend made an off-hand comment that if there was a way to use dryer lint to make money, we could make a fortune. Dryer lint is free and it seems to be endless in supply.
So over the years, just for fun, I have compiled a list of ways that lint can be used instead of thrown away. I haven't figured out a way to make money with lint, but you might be able to save a buck or two. Below are a few of my favorites.
Let me count the ways....
- As a fire starter. Having bags of lint on hand when we go camping has made starting fires easy!
- As long as you don't use dryer sheets, lint can be used as mulch in your garden. Dryer sheets contain chemicals, so you wouldn't want that to be mixed into your soil.
- Dryer lint is extremely good at absorbing liquid spills -- better than paper towels!
- Dryer lint can be used to wrap fragile items being sent in the mail.
- It can be used in place of a cotton ball to remove nail polish.
- Lint can be used in children's art projects: roll it in a ball to create snowmen, or use it as hair or fur in drawings of people and animals.
The most obvious use of all is to use list as stuffing for small stuffed animals or pillows. Given its highly flammable nature, however, it would give me pause to use it for this purpose.
