Stop Throwing Away Empty Toilet Paper Rolls - Here’s How to Use Them

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  • Never throw away empty toilet paper rolls! Here are some genius ways to use empty toilet paper rolls in the home and garden. From art and craft ideas to DIY life hacks, there are so many things that can be done with these simple little cardboard tubes. This video will show you some of the best ways to reuse those bad boys.
    As you may already know, we love to share tips and tricks to help people live a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle. And the best part? These tips are practical and easy to implement.
    So, stop throwing away empty toilet paper rolls and paper towel tubes! Give these awesome life hacks a try, and always think of some creative ways to use them.
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Komentáře • 375

  • @jjdjj5392
    @jjdjj5392 Před rokem +18

    When my kids were young, we built a fort out of toilet paper rolls! It kept them entertained for a while! They loved it!

  • @cherylthompson6786
    @cherylthompson6786 Před rokem +85

    Our local animal shelter collects PT and TP rolls for the gerbils and mice to sleep or play in. They also collect empty tissue boxes for small animal nesting. They also make a great playhouse for the smaller animals.

    • @sbella1607
      @sbella1607 Před rokem +4

      Great idea!

    • @whenindoubtmutemyownmouth5180
      @whenindoubtmutemyownmouth5180 Před rokem +5

      Just like any cardboard product it can also be mulched up with water and compressed into a "log" that could be burned for heating.

  • @donmadden7413
    @donmadden7413 Před rokem +41

    While DJ'ing for years, I somehow ended up with hundreds of different kinds of cords that just made me nuts trying to find the one I need. When I saw the video months ago about TP rolls, it was like a gift from above. Now every single cord of various types is secure and orderly in TP rolls. Great idea!

  • @jamesvoigt7275
    @jamesvoigt7275 Před rokem +16

    If you consider your empty toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls clean enough, you might use them to help dry out the interior of reusable rubber gloves by inserting them inside damp gloves to increase air circulation.

  • @ghostcounselor2
    @ghostcounselor2 Před rokem +8

    If hoarding Empty rolls of various sizes from TP,paper towels,foil,etc etc and actually using them, was an Olympic sport…. My mother would be scooting away with the gold medal. I think she would deserve another one just for creativity! She used them for nearly everything this video mentioned plus some. She crocheted and used them to wind her yarn on and she also crocheted candles and then would be slipped over the rolls. When moving, they were an absolute must as much as boxes and tape. I swear there wasn’t anything she couldn’t come up with. She had a tall hamper sitting by back door for everyone (including guests) to umm “donate” to her obsession.😂

    • @vheth5968
      @vheth5968 Před rokem +3

      Too Cute!!! We all have an Obsession. lol Bless Your Mama!!😍

    • @dianem7677
      @dianem7677 Před rokem

      amazing

  • @cookie761
    @cookie761 Před rokem +24

    I have Many people saving toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls for me because I am a worm farmer! I run them through my Shredder and make tiny crinkled pieces out of them and use them as bedding for my worms. It is also food for my Worms! This is a very good video. I will subscribe. One thing I like about it is that you are speaking in English and explaining what you're doing. You're not hurrying like others do!!!!!!! Thank you so much

    • @kurtschatteman5193
      @kurtschatteman5193 Před rokem +1

      Those 'faster than light' speaking youtubers are indeed a pain in the ass. I like it calm and gentle.

    • @suzanneh4275
      @suzanneh4275 Před rokem +1

      I do the same with my TP and PT rolls for my worm bin in my basement 😊

    • @charles-ingvarjonsson7554
      @charles-ingvarjonsson7554 Před rokem

      I thought you shredded the worms

    • @cookie761
      @cookie761 Před rokem

      @@charles-ingvarjonsson7554 that would be messy and pretty much counterproductive! Thanks for your comment though. Lol!

  • @sewhealthy560
    @sewhealthy560 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I love this idea because we throw away way too much stuff. Before I throw away anything I try to see if there’s another use for it. For instance, before throwing away old clothes, I remove buttons, zipper, snaps etc. I use cardboard boxes as landscape material under mulch to prevent weeds and empty pill bottles, to store flower seeds, needles, those spare buttons and other small stuff. Now I can add this to my list of recycled items. I never thought of a use for toilet paper rolls. Thanks for the info.

  • @MariaLuciaGomezGreenberg
    @MariaLuciaGomezGreenberg Před rokem +12

    Wonderful ideas! Thank you! I do worm composting. The worms love to make moistened TP rolls their home. Once the rolls decompose, the worms eat them. 🐛💚😍💚🐛

  • @raymonddugan1672
    @raymonddugan1672 Před rokem +11

    10:36 pm, I’ve used them as fillers when packing for a move. Sometimes you just need a little something as a filler for an empty space. The great thing is that you can vary the strength by varying the amount of paper used inside, they can even be used unfilled depending on the need of the space.

  • @nanszoo3092
    @nanszoo3092 Před rokem +42

    I've been prepping TP rolls for planting seeds this Spring, but instead of taping them, I am fitting them into my daily yogurt cups that would otherwise just be recycled.
    What I like about this idea is that I can just cut the rolls down the side instead of potentially stressing the plant when removing it from one pot or cell pack and replanting it into the garden beds. I figure by the time the plant is ready for the garden the cardboard will be ready for the compost too.
    I have a hard time moving the hose around sometimes so I already leave the small yogurt cups near new plants to catch rain or overspray from the hose and then I use that to water plants that need more frequent watering than the more established plants - always with a twig or leaf in them though so lizards and other beneficial critters won't drown in them when they also want a drink of water.

    • @a.p.5429
      @a.p.5429 Před rokem +2

      Newspaper rolled a couple of times and a drop of glue makes a better pot that dissolves easier.

    • @gertduplessis7235
      @gertduplessis7235 Před rokem

      Hy

    • @LindaM.DicksonMay22
      @LindaM.DicksonMay22 Před 7 měsíci

      Great idea!
      I’m guessing that the cardboard hills moisture, too. The moist cardboard is probably good for young plants…keeping them damp longer. 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @broomrider4699
    @broomrider4699 Před rokem +7

    I’ve known about a couple of these tricks for years, and can say they are so convenient to know! The roll on the wrapping paper one is invaluable!!

  • @karenr.sternberg1920
    @karenr.sternberg1920 Před rokem +3

    I used them in a shoe box to mail small plant cuttings to a friend;. Drop the cutting into the roll, pack the rolls upright in the box & cushion around it w/ paper or packing peanuts. The roll / tubes protects the cuttings from getting squished in the mail. The recipient, a fellow plant person, loved it & the cuttings arrived well protected.

  • @bobbiejothomas681
    @bobbiejothomas681 Před rokem +14

    OMG I don't think I've seen so many great ideas on one video before!😁 I'm so very impressed 😉😊 thank you and please keep these awesome videos coming!

  • @johnacord5664
    @johnacord5664 Před rokem +10

    They come in handy for making coil forms, D size battery cases. My first crystal radio's main coil used a toilet paper coated in shellac. worked fine.

  • @martygould5114
    @martygould5114 Před rokem +5

    My cat loves empty toilet paper tubes.

  • @mathangelaz5799
    @mathangelaz5799 Před rokem +20

    I covered a tp roll with colored duct tape so it looks pretty. I put my curling iron tip inside to cool, after turning it off. No accidental burns!

    • @joanbaczek2575
      @joanbaczek2575 Před 10 měsíci

      And it didn’t catch the tube on fire?

    • @mathangelaz5799
      @mathangelaz5799 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@joanbaczek2575 No, the curling iron isn’t hot enough to do that once it’s turned off. At least mine isn’t. I unplug it and immediately it begins to cool. I wouldn’t recommend putting an iron that is still on into a tp roll.

  • @bhanani5480
    @bhanani5480 Před rokem +13

    That Firestarter tip is a good idea, you get to use both the cardboard and lint instead of throwing in the rubbish. I wonder though once the fire gets going, will it smell like laundry because of the lint?

  • @larryboysen5911
    @larryboysen5911 Před rokem +43

    I use those rolls when I pack small items such as mini toy cars, figurines, or costume jewelry, especially for shipping in a larger box. Wrap the item in tissue paper or paper towel, insert into roll and bingo...a neat container to prevent damage. Also useful to protect projecting parts of larger pieces in shipment.

  • @gailfriedman1851
    @gailfriedman1851 Před rokem +4

    When our Maltese dog was a puppy she used to shred the empty rolls- - -AFTER she pulled all the paper off and strung it through the house! I use many of the ideas and am currently using them to organize ribbons etc for crafting. I love the wrapping paper idea and the bird feeder idea. Thanks!

  • @plantsoverpills1643
    @plantsoverpills1643 Před rokem +25

    With the exception of seedling pots and bird feeders, your ideas are good ones. I found the seedling pots just deteriorated way before I could set out them out in the garden and if one did make it to the garden, it would hinder the roots. I’ve seen a bird choke on a toilet roll. One of the most useful applications of these rolls is as collars for newly planted seedlings protecting them from cut or wire worms.

    • @george6977
      @george6977 Před rokem +2

      Slugs probably love soggy toilet rolls.

    • @tanyabrown9839
      @tanyabrown9839 Před rokem +1

      I find them great for my vegetable seedlings as as vegetables grow fast they do not deuterate too early and I put a slash down the side of the toilet roll and take them out (depending on the veg) of there when putting my seedlings into the permanent positions

  • @tracytuten5116
    @tracytuten5116 Před rokem +2

    We're camping people so I stick my dryer lent in them and use them to start campfires with. Works great!

  • @cynthiay.4
    @cynthiay.4 Před rokem +2

    The bird feeder was pretty clever

  • @carnivorecaveman
    @carnivorecaveman Před rokem +8

    According to my experience, the empty roll of toilet paper is excellent for sliding onto the handle of a hot pan and holding it from there. (Obviously for this you have to squeeze the paper roll and it will deform, but who cares?). Because it is an excellent heat insulator! One such paper ball can be used dozens of times before it is completely destroyed, I say this from my own experience! And it is much more convenient to use this than to wrap a towel around the handle of the baking pan on occasion, or to always put special plastic gloves on our hands.

  • @dogsareawomansbestfriend

    I saved tiolet paper for puppies to play with, now I have more ideas to use them. Thanks!

  • @heidi2927
    @heidi2927 Před rokem +11

    I use them to wrap my Christmas string lights around to prevent them tangling before storing away.

  • @evelynjepson5955
    @evelynjepson5955 Před rokem +9

    my husband makes castles with them, for our rabbit...

  • @jaye6568
    @jaye6568 Před rokem +3

    Clever and creative. I like the bird feeder and seedlings ideas using empty toilet paper rolls.

  • @domiro8156
    @domiro8156 Před rokem +2

    Love, just love creative and practical ideas.... Thank you!!!!!

  • @MrTomcat1941
    @MrTomcat1941 Před rokem +29

    A note on another use for rollers. If you can get your hands on those huge cardboard rollers that are used for rolls of fabric in fabric stores, you can use them for storage to roll doilies, table runners, small table cloths and other linens so there is no crease/fold mark on the cloth. Then cover with plastic or an old sheet.

  • @seaofmadness2622
    @seaofmadness2622 Před rokem +5

    You can also cut them in sections paint them and use for napkin rings. Make a summery design for a barbeque or Christmas dinner you can paint them green and red or even put stickers on them 😊🎄☃️ 🌞 🌊

  • @kraven8864
    @kraven8864 Před rokem +2

    So much brilliance in one little video.

  • @cathykruger4059
    @cathykruger4059 Před rokem +2

    Take 2 toilet rolls and slip one over each side of your coat hanger and i hang my cardigans on the hanger and dont get those humps on the shoulders. I also use the larger rolls to roll my Christmas lights on & no tangled up lights. I enjoyed watching this video. ❤most appreciated.🙏😁😘

  • @jadeswrapsandbraids
    @jadeswrapsandbraids Před rokem +20

    For the fire starting one, if you take a candle that you have at home and melt it and then pour it in the tube with the dryer lint, you will be more likely to have a good fire because when you start TV roll on fire, and you just have the lint without anything, the lint will burn fast so there's no guarantee that your fire is going to take.But if you have wax all throughout that and within your toilet or your lint dryer lint, it stays lit on fire longer so giving your campfire a better chance of starting

    • @lindix340
      @lindix340 Před rokem +3

      I have always used cardboard egg cartons with lint and wax. With the t.p. roll crayons will do the trick with less mess than wax.

    • @melbalangston211
      @melbalangston211 Před 10 měsíci

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  • @LillikoiSeed
    @LillikoiSeed Před rokem +4

    Great ideas! Also, impeccable timing. I have seeds that need planting, and this is the perfect solution. Thanks!

  • @auroramacalanda7944
    @auroramacalanda7944 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @thisisme3238
    @thisisme3238 Před rokem +4

    Just found your channel...liked some of your ideas for TP rolls as well as PT rolls. Needless to say, you just got yourself a new subscriber!

  • @larrywakeman4371
    @larrywakeman4371 Před rokem +1

    WONDERFUL fun simple odl fashioned crafts like when I was little 50 years ago! THANK YOU!!!! Kim

  • @villageidiot8718
    @villageidiot8718 Před rokem +8

    I've been using tp tubes for cord storage for several decades. I cover them with packing tape to strength them. Lately, I'm feeding them through a crosscut paper shredder and adding them to the garden for the worms.

  • @zenyrells7805
    @zenyrells7805 Před rokem +5

    thanks for sharing

  • @marisamanley5834
    @marisamanley5834 Před rokem +4

    Thank you for sharing I learned a lot today 👍

  • @gracedaniel8216
    @gracedaniel8216 Před rokem +4

    Great suggestions! Will try some.n. Thank you!

  • @susielong9805
    @susielong9805 Před rokem +23

    I've been doing most of these for years!! Thanks for the video. I sent it to family and friends ☺️

    • @sueshow401
      @sueshow401 Před rokem +2

      Scrap the down thumb ...my mistake (longer false nails can strike before you know it !)

    • @michaelcesco2970
      @michaelcesco2970 Před rokem +1

      I really like the one about using the tp roll as an attachment for my cars vacuum cleaner. Great idea !

    • @michaelcesco2970
      @michaelcesco2970 Před rokem +1

      The next time you empty a can of Pringles potato chips, use the top, ( or bottom), to glue to tp rolls. Makes a nice holder for pens and pencils.

  • @yvettejames601
    @yvettejames601 Před rokem +2

    Thanks for all your ideas on the tollet roles!!!!! Thanks very much such great ideas

  • @CMarie404
    @CMarie404 Před rokem +3

    This video popped up and I decided to go for it and give it a watchl. Nicely done! These ideas are quite useful, thanks! Subscribed :)

  • @jd-pw8yv
    @jd-pw8yv Před rokem +6

    I roll up unused/excess wrapping paper and put them inside long tubes to prevent their squishing or crumpling

  • @leslygibbs5343
    @leslygibbs5343 Před rokem +18

    Thank you! I love the ideas for the cords and crafting ideas as being a hands on grandma this is a great help. Also, the vacuum one for my windows oh and the bird seed one I can add to my bird cage for my birds as a little special treat 😉

  • @DL-oq6nq
    @DL-oq6nq Před rokem +18

    Good video. For the firestarters, I've been doing something similar. I keep putting folded up rolls into 1 roll that stays unfolded. When there are enough to keep them tight so as to not fall out, use a serrated blade to cut into discs. Then add some lint AND petroleum jelly (Vaseline). Put them into a good storage because they're messy.

  • @k.m.5819
    @k.m.5819 Před rokem +8

    Nice video thanks 😊
    Some of these I knew about and do 👏😊

  • @Simplylisette
    @Simplylisette Před rokem +15

    I am a quilter and have lots of fabrics. To avoid creases I roll my fabrics and slip the tubes over them to keep them crease free and tidy. It makes looking through my stash easier as well.

    • @mayamaven
      @mayamaven Před měsícem

      I am an artist trained in basic conservation practices, and a quilter, too. Please don't leave your fabrics in contact with the toilet paper rolls for more than a month or two. Brown paper is acidic and becomes more acidic as it ages. This acid will migrate into your fabrics and discolor them, pretty quickly in fact. Best wishes.

  • @lucilledaub5991
    @lucilledaub5991 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Great uses for toilet paper rolls.

  • @saraw5942
    @saraw5942 Před 11 měsíci

    Of all the ideas, like home usage of throw away trash, this is one of the best, thank you!

  • @carikshawn4201
    @carikshawn4201 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Years ago a girlfriend of mine was getting married. I made her gown and her veil. I used an empty oatmeal box and cut it down, covered it with the fabric from her gown and gathered veil fabric and sewed it in to tighten it. It was gorgeous and so was her gown.

  • @shashanksoman1645
    @shashanksoman1645 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Excellent tips indeed!

  • @siameseire
    @siameseire Před rokem +2

    Thankyou! 😊

  • @LetsDoARecap
    @LetsDoARecap Před rokem +3

    Great ways to repurpose the toilet paper roll. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

  • @antonettefernandes4095
    @antonettefernandes4095 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for your ideas God bless you

  • @susanacuratolo1200
    @susanacuratolo1200 Před rokem +1

    GREAT IDEAS...LOVED THEM ALL!!!

  • @Cyrilmc222004
    @Cyrilmc222004 Před rokem +8

    Thank you so much I really really appreciate your time and effort to bring us all these amazing ideas to use toilet paper holder’s rather than being thrown away. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

    • @tebelshaw9486
      @tebelshaw9486 Před rokem +1

      Try putting some in the cup holders of your car to hold sunglasses, etc in place. 😎

  • @air-run3984
    @air-run3984 Před rokem +2

    If your household has a lot of bathrooms, and people, chances are they are pooping in the bathrooms, 😂

  • @widowswatch6610
    @widowswatch6610 Před měsícem +1

    Wow!!!! I had no idea……Great ideas….

  • @lindamiller5026
    @lindamiller5026 Před rokem +1

    Thank you!

  • @timward5690
    @timward5690 Před rokem +8

    We used to make mobiles with empty tubes at school

  • @0911166283
    @0911166283 Před rokem +2

    thank u so mach

  • @dorabarkley6335
    @dorabarkley6335 Před rokem +5

    I craft and I buy trim, ribbon, string beads, sequins etc I’ve found they’re great as holders - everything stays in place and I can see what I have

  • @cw4545
    @cw4545 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Very nice ideas!!!❤👍🏾

  • @michaelfred8848
    @michaelfred8848 Před rokem +4

    I saved one the other day,but didn’t know why.l told my wife about it and she thinks I’m nuts because I also save jars especially if they have prisims on them.I liked the idea of wrapping cords in them and labeling them 😊

  • @hermanator74301
    @hermanator74301 Před rokem +4

    Oh yeah I really want to put the knife that I cut up food with into a former toilet paper holder. Nothing like something that has been in your bathroom and is inindated with fecal matter holding that knife.

  • @dead_or_alive2649
    @dead_or_alive2649 Před rokem +4

    You can also throw them into you garden in fall and they will be broke down before spring planting. The worms love it so much I swear they call their friends.

  • @patmonye6127
    @patmonye6127 Před rokem +1

    Thank you.

  • @agemoth
    @agemoth Před rokem +11

    I LOVE the bird feeder idea ! I bought some peanut butter recently for a recipe but I don't usually eat it much. But now I need to get bird seed too ! Lol

  • @donaldcook379
    @donaldcook379 Před rokem +5

    We used them as collapsible door stop.

  • @shamiratalwar9779
    @shamiratalwar9779 Před rokem +1

    Thank you 👍⭐️

  • @ABKhan_
    @ABKhan_ Před rokem

    Alhumdullilah Masha Allah great ideas

  • @howardjohnson2138
    @howardjohnson2138 Před rokem +1

    Super!!!!! Thanks

  • @selinaketefa1345
    @selinaketefa1345 Před rokem +1

    Excellent idea

  • @dorissanmiguel5805
    @dorissanmiguel5805 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for your great ideas. Will share

  • @angelataylor3822
    @angelataylor3822 Před rokem +4

    They make good fireplace logs I used them for my old fireplace after stuffing them with news paper

  • @ritaramrathan839
    @ritaramrathan839 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for this idea

  • @gracitaestepa2395
    @gracitaestepa2395 Před rokem +1

    great ideas thank you

  • @lynnbooysen2540
    @lynnbooysen2540 Před rokem +16

    For small gifts. Fold the ends into the centre, put in gift. Fold opposite end in. Wrap with wasabi tape and label for the person to receive the gift. Thanks for ALL these great ideas.

  • @jonerickson2358
    @jonerickson2358 Před rokem +1

    Gray or brown cardboard tubes make THE BEST COMPOST. I have an office shredder so I just cut the tube and send it through the shredder. Put it on the bottom of the pot or plastic tray. It holds water and by next year, it falls apart and becomes soil.

  • @joycebhembe587
    @joycebhembe587 Před rokem +1

    Useful tips! Thanks.

  • @anneowen2416
    @anneowen2416 Před rokem +2

    You can use them as casings to make sidewalk chalk too

  • @viaja3569
    @viaja3569 Před rokem +1

    First creative hack video I’ve ever liked. Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @jerrykeenan1848
    @jerrykeenan1848 Před rokem +2

    Thanks

  • @peteypickles3262
    @peteypickles3262 Před rokem +4

    Good ideas! Reminds me of my days as a Girl Scout....LOL! But actually there are some pretty useful suggestions here. Thanks!

  • @karinlearned7150
    @karinlearned7150 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant!...who knew👍🙂

  • @fetorresandrin6480
    @fetorresandrin6480 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for shearing 😮❤

  • @lealascott3634
    @lealascott3634 Před rokem +1

    THANKS A LOT I'VE LEARN A LOT

  • @aliciamenorca363
    @aliciamenorca363 Před 10 měsíci +1

    thank you

  • @lindix340
    @lindix340 Před rokem +3

    Love the fire starter idea! You can also cut eye holes in the rolls and put a glow stick inside, place in shrubbery in your yard for an eerie Halloween effect.

  • @alienonion4636
    @alienonion4636 Před rokem +9

    For the wrapping paper keeper you can use the very same tube to cut your paper with most types of paper. It makes a nice even cut. For the fire starters I've added wax from burned out candles then wrapping in advert paper. I love these for cord keepers and have them on things like my clothing iron and slow cooker. If a cord won't stay put in the tube just cut a slit and slide the plug into it and there you have it.

  • @venusyard1210
    @venusyard1210 Před rokem +2

    I love it 💓😍

  • @sandisuchey
    @sandisuchey Před rokem +3

    Most informative video on what to do with empty rolls! Thank you!

  • @fluteDurga
    @fluteDurga Před rokem +1

    wow..thanks

  • @matthewsealy3127
    @matthewsealy3127 Před rokem +1

    Genius idea 💡

  • @sherrylowe8819
    @sherrylowe8819 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Those was some very good ideas

  • @shaylajay190
    @shaylajay190 Před rokem +1

    GREAT IDEAS❤❤️❕

  • @jolenecastillo5050
    @jolenecastillo5050 Před rokem +3

    Thank you nice viedo,

  • @masanzukipingili3654
    @masanzukipingili3654 Před rokem +1

    Wonderful experience!