Have you ever thought about using your mesh veggie bag as a pot scrubber? Neither did I until I checked out Real Simple Magazine’s “New Uses For Old Things” column.

And here’a another one…

Deodorize Food Containers with Newspaper!

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Aha! Use: Food-container deodorizer. Stuff a balled-up piece of newspaper into a plastic container, seal it, and let sit overnight. By morning the paper will have absorbed lingering food smells.

Fantastic. Check out a bunch more at Real Simple’s website. It’s not so much the case of these being a bunch of revolutionary ideas, but gathered on this one aesthetically-pleasing site (those Real Simple people know their design), it certainly has found a receptive new audience.