Cubans use and re-use newspaper over and over again in ways that are both official and unofficial, which I think is cool. I thought I would blog it! I hope to upload pictures soon!
Here's a list of all of the uses I've seen for newspaper in order of what I think are the most common uses to the less common uses...
1. Toilet paper (both as recycled paper that you buy in the store and just crumpled up paper that people use in their homes)
2. Bottle insulator (you wrap your frozen water bottle in newspaper and then put it in a plastic bag, which keeps it cold and from wetting everything in your bag)
3. Hand towels (just grab one and dry your hands!)
4. Moisture keepers for fresh herbs and flowers (you wrap fresh basil, cilantro, oregano, lilies, etc in newspaper to keep them moist and fresh)
5. Seat covers (if a chair or bench is wet, you just fold some newspaper and put it down to sit on top of it so you don't get your clean dry clothes wet and dirty)
6. Wrapping paper (for gifts, packages, storage, etc)
7. Window shades (in lots of buildings, you will see newspaper taped to the windows I think to keep the sun out)
8. Hand held fan (with the write folding, newspapers can create a pretty nice breeze)
9. Dust pan
10. Book covers
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