Turn toilet paper and paper towel tubes into kindling and logs for your fireplace. For fire starter, use scissors to cut the cardboard into 1/8-inch (3-millimeter) strips.

How to use a paper towel roll for slice-and-bake cookies Using a pair of scissors, cut the paper towel roll open lengthwise. Roll your dough into a log of the same length as the cardboard tube.

How to use a paper towel roll for slice-and-bake cookies . Using a pair of scissors, cut the paper towel roll open lengthwise. Roll your dough into a log of the same length as the cardboard tube.

17 billion. That’s the number of toilet-roll tubes that get thrown away every year, according to Kimberly-Clark, the household products giant. It’s enough to fill the Empire State Building ...