3 Frugal Uses for Citrus Peels

Oranges are in season now so we have been buying and eating a ton of them. I just love the smell of a freshly peeled orange and it seems wasteful to put something that smells so nice in the compost.

So I decided to try and use them before tossing them. Here are a few ideas:

Citrus Peel Vinegar Cleaner

 What you need:

• Orange peels (lemon and lime peels work too)
• White vinegar

What you do:

Save your orange peels and put them in a glass jar. Fill the jar with white vinegar. Let it sit for a couple of weeks and then use it in place of regular vinegar in this homemade green cleaner recipe.

Orange Peel Potpourri

What you need:

• Orange peels
• Cinnamon
• Cloves

What you do:

Throw all of the ingredients in a pot of water (or if you have a kettle on your woodstove you can use that) and let it simmer.

Garbage Disposal Cleaner

What you need:

• Citrus peels
• Ice cubes
• A garbage disposal

What you do:

Throw the citrus peels and ice cubes into the disposal and turn it on.

 What other ways do you use citrus peels?

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