{"id":4784,"date":"2017-01-31T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteaderdepot.com\/?p=4784"},"modified":"2017-01-31T12:18:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:18:26","slug":"ways-to-recycle-sawdust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2017\/01\/31\/ways-to-recycle-sawdust\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Recycle Sawdust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woodworking projects and home repairs top the to-do lists of many homesteaders, but they generate a copious amount of a largely unwanted byproduct: sawdust. Before dumping your next shovelful of sawdust into the trash, take a look at this list of creative ways to make good use of it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Use for traction when you\u2019re stuck in the snow. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sawdust is traditionally used by logging truck drivers to prevent slipping and getting stuck in harsh winter road conditions. Keep a sealed bag or two of it in your trunk to spread around your tires for extra traction if you get stuck.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep on hand as a spill kit must-have. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sawdust is a very absorbent material and can quickly contain any spills such as oil or paint. Once the spill is soaked up, the sawdust sweeps up easily and with minimal dust. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Decorate with fake snow. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mix with white paint (acrylic or whatever is on hand) and glue to use for seasonal arts and crafts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>DIY firestarter bricks. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melt candle wax in a nonstick pot, add sawdust to achieve a thick consistency, pour into an ice cube tray or egg carton, and cool, and store with your camping gear or fireplace items. Use just like storebought firestarters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep weeds under control. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walnut sawdust has natural weed-killing properties. Sweep into the cracks of your driveway or walkway to prevent weed growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use as a cement additive. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sawdust mixed into mortar aids in bonding building materials together. It also makes for a good recipe for casting moisture-loving planters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a decorative garden path. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spread and tamp sawdust into a dirt walkway to curb erosion and create a soft, fragrant path through your garden or wooded lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Compost and fertilizer. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mix a little bit of sawdust with manure or a nitrogen source like blood meal. This both fertilizes plants and aids in water retention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix with wood glue to fill cracks and holes. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixed into a putty consistency with wood glue, very fine sawdust is often used by flooring professionals as a cheap, stainable wood filler.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean concrete floors. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightly wet a small pile of sawdust with water and use a push broom to spread it around the concrete floor of any work space. 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