10 Ways To Reuse A Banana Peel

10 Ways To Reuse A Banana Peel

10 Ways To Reuse A Banana Peel

We all know that the humble banana peel is already incredibly useful: it's the tasty banana's built-in packaging, meaning the fruit inside is nice and fresh.

But it turns out that it's more useful than we thought, as this infographic, designed by sustainableamerica.org, demonstrates.

It lists 10 novel uses for the peel, including as a natural bug bite ointment, and as a leather and silver polisher.

Check them all out below; they've even missed an obvious number 11: as an indispensable comedy prop in all cartoon shows.

(Images: sustainableamerica.org/Shutterstock)

Marc Chacksfield
Content Director

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.