You may be surprised you hadnt thought of a couple of these yourself.

Ramos says you might get two to five uses out of plastic bags.

How’s that for reseourcefulness?

Abundance of plastic shopping bags on kitchen floor

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That said, proceed with a little common sense here.

These bags are also great for scooping the litter box.

Ramos says to stuff plastic bags into empty spaces in boxes to prevent things from shifting.

The one caveat: see to it theyre dry.

Its a quick solution if you gotta get organized fast.

Just be careful to use hole-free bags, advises Joyce.

And again: Dont use bags that once contained raw or wet groceries.