According to a Newsweek report the home storage products business has become a $4.36 billion industry in US. All of sudden having a tidy house is becoming very expensive and it’s not helping those that are struggling with disorganization. Buying twenty or more plastic containers ( baskets or boxes) and containing the things you don’t need or use is not helpful to a disorganized person or financially affordable.
Re-use
Before you go on the shopping spree, walk through your home and find out what you already have to contain your stuff. A word of caution, if you skipped the process of purging and sorting, there are not enough containers in the world that will help you to get organized. So let’s go Green and get organized. The following tips are simple, practical and they work.
Reuse plastic coffee lids or any other lids under cooking oils or any other messy containers. You could also use the lids to contain your plunger. You will save time and energy on cabinet and floor cleaning.
Use old dresser drawers as under the bed storage. Added casters will allow you to easily slide them in and out.
Baby jars are ideal to contain your small household items such as buttons, paper clips, and push pins. Ideal for craft material. Let the kids decorate and label them.
Use small, plastic, square or rectangle containers, those that you are planning to recycle and store all the items in your junk drawer, hopefully you have one. Simply arrange containers that will fit tightly and store your batteries, paper clips, pens, envelopes or any small items you need and use.
Happy Organizing the Green Way
