Orange Peel

The oil in orange peel is made of 95-percent limonene, a substance that, according to Greenlivingtips.com, is used in industrial plastics manufacturing, as well as being added to many household cleaners to give them a citrusy odor. The website notes that Florida's orange juice industry produces 5 million tons of peel waste every year, which is usually fed to cattle. There are many other uses for orange peel as well, so before you throw it away, consider some ways to incorporate it around your house and yard.

Step 1

Keep mosquitoes and flies at bay. These insects don't like limonene, according to Gomestic.com, so grate some orange peel (or use a zester) and place piles of the grated peel, or zest, around the patio or anywhere where flying insects may be a problem.

Step 2

Get rid of ants. Ants, too, dislike limonene. To get rid of an ant infestation, place a,,,