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Organization Hack: What's the Best Way to Stop Plastic Shopping Bags from Taking Over My Cabinet?
2025-11-22 - 03:12 pm
Hello Organization Masters and Life Hackers!
My biggest clutter problem right now is the pile of plastic grocery bags I keep under my kitchen sink (or sometimes just stuffed into another larger bag). It’s a chaotic mess that balloons out every time I open the cabinet door, and it takes up way too much space.
I need a genius, simple life hack to tame this plastic beast and make it manageable. I want a method where the bags are neatly contained and can be pulled out one by one easily for use as trash liners.
Can anyone provide their best, tried-and-true, step-by-step organizational hack?
Specifically, I need an answer to these questions:
- The Folding Hack: Is the classic "fold into a small triangle" method worth the time? Is there an even faster, simpler folding method that saves a ton of space?
- The Dispenser Hack: What common household item (like an empty oatmeal container, a tissue box, or a paper towel roll) makes the best DIY dispenser that allows for easy, single-bag removal?
- The Commercial Solution: For those who have invested, are those wall-mounted bag dispensers (like the IKEA one) truly worth the cost and installation hassle, or is a free DIY hack just as effective?
Please share your best tips for transforming that chaotic plastic bag mess into a neat, space-saving system! I'm ready to declutter!
Thank you for the life-changing advice!