The other day I bought myself a new set of flannel sheets, great for our rainy northwest winters!  As I took them out of the zippered, plastic bag so I could wash them, I thought about what I find all the time in client’s homes:  plastic bags and these same zippered bags from sheet and comforter sets.  I think people feel like they are sturdy and that they are going to come up with a use for them.  But they don’t.  And all these bags end up on floors and shoved in closets-empty. 

Follow these tips for decluttering bags from your home:

• Only keep a zippered, plastic bag if you have something to store in it right away.  Don’t just save them up.  They turn into clutter.
• As far as plastic bags from the store go, reuse them as much as possible by turning them into garbage sacks or take them back to the grocery store for recycling.  Most grocery stores have a recycle bin just for plastic sacks.
• Minimize your use of plastic bags from the store.  I have recently purchased some wonderful handled bags from Ikea and keep them in my trunk at all times.  I have a hard time remembering to grab them before I go into stores, but I am starting to get into the habit and soon it will be automatic.  I try to bring the bags into all stores like Target, not just the grocery store.

Part with plastic bags, improve your decluttering skills and help the environment too!

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