7 Amazing Ways to Use Plastic Storage Containers

Nathan Crowley
3 min readFeb 21, 2018

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Nobody wishes to live in a place that’s full of trash and clutter. I’m pretty certain that lots of you have seen those TV shows showing the homes of hoarders: Mounds of clutter, halls filled to the ceiling with years worth of trash, old boxes full of unidentified things, towers of mouldy newspapers, the mummified remains of a pet crushed to death by an avalanche of paper towels. If you do not take special precautions, it may happen to you.

Plastic storage containers are your first line of protection against disorganization and clutter. Maybe you saw a plastic storage container whilst walking at the mall and decided to buy one.

If you do not know where to begin about storing and organizing your possessions, here are a few useful uses for your storage containers.

1. Store your clothes

Running out of closet space? Store your clothes in plastic storage containers. Put this up near your cabinet or the mattress for simple and effortless accessibility.

Assign a storage container for each category of clothes you have: Daily wear, seasonal clothing, coats, maybe even linens. You do not have to reach for the back of a cupboard if all is within easy reach in a storage container.

2. Keep your tools safe

Plastic storage containers are heavy duty and are intended to maintain your machines and tools in a safe and dry place indefinitely. You may also shop sports equipment and cleaning agents from such boxes. Don’t forget to label the boxes whenever they’re not see-through.

3. Outdoor patio storage

Keep a box or two in your outdoor spaces and have everything within easy reach. Store spare cushions or blankets. Pour in a couple of pieces of ice and set it to work with for keeping your drinks cool. Your imagination is the only limitation for organizing outdoor items.

4. Playroom organization

Children are rowdy and cluttered, and nobody wants to see their kid crying because they stepped on a sharp toy. Keep all the toys in your kids’ playroom in a storage container.

Teach them the value of cleanliness by telling them to return the toys to the box after use. You don’t need to spend hours hunting around the home for a lost toy when all is in the playroom box.

5. Organized backyard

Do you like gardening on the side? No amateur gardener is complete without a watertight storage container. Great for gardening implements and all of your tools and a whole lot more! Store fertilizer in a plastic storage container; it keeps the moisture at bay and each the green goodness inside the box.

6. Protect foods from insects

Guard your meals against undesirable pests by keeping them in a secure plastic container. Keep your dry products, non-perishables, and grains protected from pesky germs and slow decay because of moisture in the air.

7. Camping storage

If you are out on a camping trip, it is always a fantastic idea to bring along a plastic storage container. Maintaining all of your camping and meals essentials at a centralized location allows for easy access and security.

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