This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hippo Sak® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.
Kick off your decluttering efforts with our list of 50 things to get rid of right now. You will be filling up tons of bags and clearing the clutter from your home. We even have some great trash bags that will handle even the heaviest of donations! This post is sponsored by Hippo Sak but all projects and opinions are my own.
I have a great printable checklist for you below. I grabbed my own list and some Hippo Sak® bags and went to work!
Why Hippo Sak? Well a few reasons actually! The handles number one make these perfect for your kitchen trash and for decluttering. The strength including the reinforced bottom allow me to really clear that clutter without worrying about busting through the bottom. In fact, they are 10x stronger than competitors. You can find Hippo Saks near you or get Hippo Saks on Amazon.
What is on that list you might ask? Well here is a breakdown!
50 Things to Get Rid Of Right Now
- Makeup (take a hard look at those expiration dates)
- Old magazines
- Out of date food in pantry
- Toiletries you will never use
- Games with missing pieces
- Puzzles with missing pieces
- Kitchen gadgets you don’t use
- Socks with no match
- Earrings with no match
- Scraps of wrapping paper
- Old computers
- Plastic grocery bags
- Extra mugs
- Extra glasses
- Out of date food in refrigerator
- Out of date food in freezer
- Boxes
- Out of date spices
- Reusable grocery bags
- Medication that is out of date
- Socks with holes
- Toys
- Trash in your purse
- DVDs
- CDs
- VHS tapes
- Recipe books
- Junk mail
- Hair products you won’t use
- Old greeting cards
- Audio cassettes
- Old nail polish
- Newspapers
- Candles
- Containers with no lids
- Sports equipment
- Baking trays
- Pots and pans
- Old calendars
- Computer games
- Video games
- Items in your car
- Loose change (take it to the bank!)
- Email inbox
- Excess coat hangers
- Catalogs
- Your junk drawer
- Expired batteries
- Cables and cords
- Old cell phones
Want to print that list? You can click here or on the image below to print the declutter checklist.
What are you waiting for? Grab some Hippo Saks and start decluttering now! Our list of 50 things to get rid of NOW will help to jump start your efforts. Using Hippo Saks will make the job easier as well. Imagine just grabbing on those handles and walking from room to room filling bag after bag. That clutter will disappear and you will feel so much better!
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Patty Rusin says
Why would you get rid of your grocery bags? Go back to getting plastic from the store? Makes no sense to me. Help me understand.
Angie Holden says
It is meant to be a list to help you look at things you have too many of. I for one get a ton of reusable shopping bags for free from various sources and occasionally need to get rid of some extras.
Anonymous says
Here’s a thought: how about instead of throwing them in a hippo bag that goes to the landfill and clutters up the rest of our world, and kills wildlife. Maybe find another use for them. Use them to organize a closet or garage. Or find someone who doesn’t have any reusable grocery bags , give them to them, and encourage them to recycle reduce and reuse. Also, unless a hippo bag is compostable or biodegradable there’s no way I’m buying/ using one.
Angie Holden says
You can definitely throw them in a bag and donate them! The point is to get them out of your house.
Anonymous says
I’m new to your site and am already loving it!
JaneEllen says
Great list Angie and thanks for the boost. Lately have been noticing things hanging around which seem to annoy me for taking up room. Think they’re telling me is time to purge, more than. Our small home is bursting at it’s seams, cluttered. EEEEKKKK! Went thru my sewing room again yesterday to ,male room so I can sew in it, what a concept huh? Now what to do with all the “stuff” I took out to be able to declutter?The million $ question. Wish me luck.
Happy week
Sam says
Senior center, town rec center. They love your craft and sewing items.
Marissa | Squirrels of a Feather says
Great list Angie…I just want to add that I recently found out that H&M will give you 15% off coupons for every bag of clothing you bring in. I have been looking for a textile recycling place and was so excited to hear that! Thanks for posting at Fantastic Friday!
Amy says
This is a great list to get started with to dejunk. I don’t know why I keep around some of the stuff that I do, but here’s to something!!! Thank you for sharing at Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make.
Debrashoppeno5 says
This is a good list to use. I am guilty of hanging on to many of these items.
Patricia says
Angie, Thank you for the slap in the face!!! Time to face facts! I don’t want or need this stuff!!!!!
Kim~madeinaday says
Great list and I have already started cleaning out stuff this year. Sharing! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Angie says
I love that you made a list. It is a great place to start even if ultimately our lists will be different. Thanks!
ANGIE SMITH says
If anyone has a lot of plastic grocery bags there are groups out there that use them to crochet sleeping mats for the homeless. They do it here in NOCO and I am sure if you googled it you can find a group in your area.
Jules says
Great ideas! Lately I’ve been decluttering (little by little). I post things (as I weed them out) on my local “Buy Nothing” Facebook page. It’s a way to give things a new life while helping your neighbors.
Just before the school year started I cleaned out a junk drawer and gave away 2 calculators (a graphing one and a scientific one) to two different kids.
I gave a like new baby bouncer to a new mother.
I’m short and had a bunch of 30″ inseam pants that I could no longer wear. So I split them between a couple fellow short gals.
You end up feeling good not only because you are clearing the clutter in your home, but also because you are helping someone else!
Angie Holden says
That is a fabulous idea for a Facebook page!