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Four Organizing Tricks of the Trade
Organizing a drawer or cupboard can be hard work, but these common sense tricks of the trade will make your job way easier. Your reward is neat, uncluttered space with everything in its place!
Trick #1: Make a Plan
Decide how much time you have for the project so you don't get caught having to abandon it halfway. Think about what supplies you'll need and what space you'll work in.
Trick #2: Assemble Before Beginning
Depending on your project, you might need garbage bags and recycling blue bins, cardboard boxes, zip lock bags, a marking pen, drawer dividers, a few small containers, cleaning supplies, broom or a vacuum. Gather what you'll need before you begin.
Trick #3: Clear Out the Clutter
Clear out the space completely if possible. If you're cleaning out a few cupboards or drawers in the bathroom you might need a few boxes to hold everything. Get it all out.
For larger spaces like a garage, this approach might not be practical due to time or space constraints. Divide larger spaces into sections and tackle them one at a time.
Trick #4: Sort As You Go
As you remove items from the cupboards or drawers, decide if they are to "KEEP" or to "GO".
"GO" items go straight into the:
- garbage
- recycling (blue bin)
- box that you labelled "donate" (use your marking pen and mark the box in at least two places)
- box that you labelled "sell"
- box labelled "hazardous". Household hazardous waste (HHW) is leftover household product that is marked flammable, corrosive, explosive or poison.
Common examples of HHW are bathroom cleaners, pesticides, varnishes, paints, and batteries. Any leftovers have to be recycled according to CRD guidelines, click here to find out what you need to recycle and where you can take your hazardous waste.
"KEEP" Items
Put everything that will go back into the drawer or cupboard to one side. Place other "KEEP" items into boxes labelled with their intended destination, such as "storage", "gifts", "pack", and so on.
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