There is nothing like coffee in the morning. I always start the day with a cup. But in the evenings, I normally have tea. You know how it goes: you fire the kettle, and in no time, you have a hot cup ready—after you’ve added a bag of your favorite brew, of course.

After a few minutes, you remove the bag, discard it, and sip the tea. But since my grandma showed me some methods with old tea bags, I haven’t thrown them out. Scroll down to see some ingenious uses for old tea bags. You’ll be amazed how useful they are—and you could even save some money in the future…

1. Soothe sunburns

Rinse a teabag packed with black tea in cold water.

It will become your new best buddy if you acquire a sunburn during the summer or when traveling overseas. Tannic acid in black tea promotes skin healing and provides a long-lasting cooling effect.

2. Relieve minor burns

You may use the same tea bags that you use for sunburns in another emergency case.

If you accidentally burn yourself, apply a tea bag to the damaged area. The tannins in black tea can soothe mild burns.

3. Get rid of warts

Did you know that green tea includes antioxidants that can help prevent warts from developing? Place a cooled used tea bag on top of the wart.

After 15 minutes, remove the tea bag and replace it with a fresh one. Leave the second one on for an additional 15 minutes. Wait a few days, and your wart will come off.

4. Put an end to puffy eyes

The tannins in black tea might also help reduce puffy bags under your eyes.

Please retain the teabag for your next tea. Place it in a small jar and refrigerate for a day or two. Then, when you’re ready to address the bags under your eyes, grab a couple of tea bags from your refrigerator.

5. Remove grease stains

Do you let your dishes soak because of stubborn stains?

Just fill your sink with water and dirty dishes. Then, throw a few tea bags in the water. The stains will be much easier to remove.

6. Weed killer

You can turn a bag of tea into a weed-killing solution.

Try applying brewed black tea to weeds or creating a tea recipe using citrus (orange or grapefruit), tea, and water. Tip Hero suggests using black tea soaked in a container of vinegar with orange peel as a spray.

7. Fertilizer

Tea bags can be composted as fertilizer in the compost bin, but loose leaf teas and biodegradable tea bags can also be dug into the soil around plants.

Roses enjoy it, as do houseplants and yard plants such as ferns. You may also dig the tea bags or loose leaves into the soil around the plants to use them for plant development near the root system.