Everyday we make purchases in stores. After almost every visit to a retail outlet, more and more new packages get into our house. What to do with them? Throw away ruthlessly or neatly fold and leave in the apartment?
Why keep packages
The main point of their storage is reuse. That is, for those who do not practice reuse, it makes no sense to think about how to store packages. In this case, they really should be thrown away immediately so as not to litter the apartment.
But is it really necessary to get new packages in stores every time? It's not even about money, but about the fact that plastic packaging is an enemy to the environment. It has been proven that it takes about 500 years for a plastic bag to completely decompose. Therefore, giving packages a second life is correct and reasonable. The main thing is that they do not accumulate in the apartment, but are really used.
Package sorting
Before deciding how to store packages and where in the apartment to find a suitable place for this, it is worth sorting. The criteria for separation will be the material of manufacture and the purpose of the product.
The first group includes thin polyethylenepackages from supermarkets, the so-called T-shirts. They can become garbage bags at home, on trips and travels. You can pour the contents of bags for vacuum cleaners into them, cat litter - separately pack special garbage. These bags can be folded compactly and carried in your bag so you don't have to buy new ones the next time you go to the store
The second category is thicker bags from clothing stores. They can be used to pack clothes when going on a trip, store in the closet, for example, gloves and scarves
Gift bags. There is nothing wrong with reusing them for their intended purpose
Where and how to store packages: options
The first thing to emphasize: only clean, dry bags without any damage (holes) are to be stored.
1. Packages from the first group should always be at hand by the hostess. Most people consider the kitchen to be the best place to store them. How to store bags in the kitchen? Ideas for their convenient placement come down to compact folding in boxes, boxes or stacking in special containers, bags.
In household goods stores today you can find all sorts of boxes with holes for storing packages. It is easy to pull the bag out through the hole. Similar things are easy to do with your own hands. It is convenient to attach the container with bags to the inside of the door of the kitchen set.
You can also make a bag for bags with your own hands - knit or sew. Similar author's workcan even decorate the kitchen area.
For those who want to save space in the apartment, it is also important to know how to store packages in the kitchen. The photo clearly shows how easily the T-shirt bag folds into a small compact triangle. Such triangles are conveniently placed in a drawer or a special storage box.
2. Packages from the second and third categories are reused much less frequently. Therefore, it is worth storing them in the kitchen only when there is really a lot of space. They need to be compactly folded, you can tie several pieces with an elastic band and put them compactly in a box, box, bag (vacuum bags are especially good, in which the contents take up minimal space).
Everyone will individually decide for themselves how to store packages in the most convenient way. The main thing is to understand why you are doing this, and regularly use them again.
