4 Helpful Homeowner Tips for Effective Decluttering
Decluttering your home can often feel like a stressful & overwhelming task, but with the right approach, you can transform your home into a more organized and peaceful space. When you are preparing for a move, making room for new items, or simply wanting to breathe easier in your home, these four homeowner tips will help you effectively reduce stress & regain sanity.
1. Plan for Landfill Diversion
Initially important is ensuring that you're minimizing waste as much as reasonable. We recommend approachable use of landfill diversion. This means identifying items that can be recycled, donated, or repurposed instead of just tossed in the trash. Our local communities & even Lenawee County has programs for recycling electronics, clothing, or furniture, which can prevent these materials from ending up in a landfill. Look into local charities or thrift shops where you can donate usable items. For bulkier items, consider organizing a community swap event or utilizing services that specialize in recycling specific materials.
2. Utilize Pre-Staging Techniques
Every project has a budget to manage, pre-staging is where you can maximize your dumpster value and keep more of your hard earned dollars.
Pre-staging involves designating an area in your home or garage where items will go during the decluttering process. Use boxes or trash bags or separated piles for keeping, donating, recycling, and trash. By visually separating your items, you'll make it easier to decide manage the bulk, which can quickly become a burden & overwhelm. We recommend your trash pile to be in the garage nearest to the door. The biggest unnecessary expense in dumpster rental is duration. By placing materials as close to where the dumpster can later be placed ensures the quickest load timeframe. Many homeowners prefer a 24 hr timeframe, however we offer quick rentals as short as 20 minutes, to maximize your value and reduce cost. A small 10 yard can load quickly, even our 20 yard roll off dumpsters have been loaded in under 30 minutes with close proximity and a few willful workers!
3. Schedule your clean up like a Pro
There is nothing worse than working to finish a job that remains incomplete. Common items not fit for a landfill such as paints, hazardous materials, fuels and oils frequently remain after the clean-out, creating a perfect start for the clutter to start again! Our time-hack method is to schedule your rental to complete just before your local township or county with seasonal hazardous waste pickups! This guarantees the items unfit for a dumpster can be quickly disposed of in the same project timeframe. Items such as fertilizer, corrosives, batteries and chemicals are best sent to these local government & municipality sanctioned, (& often subsidized) period cleanups. We recommend starting here, at Lenawee County Solid Waste
4. Choosing the ideal dumpster size
Selecting the appropriate size for your dumpster rental is vital to ensure you have enough space for your waste without overspending. For small projects, a 10 yard dumpster is often sufficient. It can hold about three pickup truck loads of debris, making it ideal for small renovations, garage clean-outs, or yard waste. When renting in Adrian, Tecumseh or Blissfield Trash Monster has fiercely competitive pricing on a variety of sizes, affordable small roll-off dumpsters 12, 14 & 15 yard. Larger projects are in welcome as well, our 20, 30 and 40 yard sizes provide the full span of move-outs, eviction trash outs and estate material handling needs.
Effective decluttering goes beyond just tidying up; it’s about creating a truly stress-free environment while being mindful of our impact on our local landfill waste resources. By planning for landfill diversion, using pre-staging techniques, setting an optimized dumpster rental duration & size you'll find that decluttering can be a surprisingly rewarding experience.
Roll up your sleeves, put on some energizing music, and enjoy the process of transforming your living space! Trash Monster is here to help!
