10 Ways to Reuse Your Old Yoga Mat

Before you do any of these projects, sanitize your mat properly. Place in the washer on delicate cycle with no detergent. Toss in the dryer on medium heat.

To keep water and pet food off your floor and from spreading around your house, cut your yoga mat to the desired size and place underneath your pet's bowls.

Your coffee-run addiction means several wasted cardboard sleeves. Use a reusable one with a nice grip, instead (No more coffee cup slips and spills). Believe it or not, this sleeve is made from a yoga mat and fits nicely in your purse, car or laptop case. Click to the next slide to learn how to make it.

Use a cardboard coffee sleeve as a template, and trace the shape onto the mat with a marker.

Cut out the shape with sharp scissors.