How To Recycle Stale Coffee and Used Coffee Grounds

Mix two cups cold coffee with one pint of ice cream, a tablespoon of sugar, and a tablespoon of cocoa powder. Freeze it in four lidded beverage containers. When you’re ready, take one out of the freezer and drink it when slushy.

If you’ve got furniture scratches, apply some cold coffee to the mark with a cotton swab.

Save used coffee grounds for the next time you clean the fireplace. Just distribute them over ashes to prevent a dust-up when you shovel out your fireplace.

Make faux parchment paper by soaking plain white paper in a bowl of cold coffee, then laying it flat to dry.

Keep a small bowl of coffee grounds at the kitchen sink. After you’ve handled smelly food, like garlic or fish, scoop some into your hand, add a squirt of dishwashing liquid, and rub your hands. The mixture will clean, deodorize, and exfoliate—all in one shot.

Sprinkle leftover coffee and/or coffee grounds in areas where ants congregate. The scent repels them.

They may not be terribly tasty, but coffee grounds are an excellent source of dietary fiber. Mix them into coffee-flavored yogurt or ice cream for a fiber and energy boost.

Rub coffee grounds into areas with cellulite, then shower. Caffeine, after all, is a lead ingredient in cellulite treatments—plus, Cindy Crawford swears by it.

Get rid of refrigerator odors by tucking a bowl of used coffee grounds in the back of the fridge.