... that there is a use for your orange peels?
So a few things inspired me to look into what you can do with left-over orange peels. Not only my recent citrus related posts, but my housemate bought a crate of oranges and has been figuring out creative things to do with them.
Here are a few neat green, alternative uses for orange peels:
1) orange peel oil is flammable and dried peel makes a great fire-starter (perhaps somebody should tell Supernatural's Winchester brothers? maybe it will help them out of a bind sometime!)
2) Apparently cats don't like the smell of orange peels (our house-cat, Milo, seems to be an exception) so you can bury peels in places you don't want cats digging around or in potted house-plants to keep cats out
3)Some people claim rubbing orange peels on your skin helps deter mosquitoes (I have to try this one out in the summer!)
4) Dry them and use them as a bathing powder/salt
5)Orange peels, like lemons, deter ants
6) Like lemons, it can be used a eco-friendly citrus smelling household cleaner!
7) Put dried peels in a cloth bag to keep drawers and cupboard smelling fresh!
I'm sure there are many more uses (my house mate is trying to make orange-peel boxes -a cool art project!) and she has also made candied orange peel as a delicious treat!
So, I think along with the lemon-tips, these are some interesting ways to cut down on hazardous products and divert more organic waste from the landfill (remember you can compost them too -but be careful about putting too much citrus in your vermicomposter if you have one!)
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