Organizing Cleaning Supplies

You can easily organize cleaning supplies, regardless of location or space in just a few easy steps. First, you will need to read the labels and make sure not to store things that could be dangerous near each other. Just keep them in mind as you organize. Pull everything out of your storage space, usually under a sink, and toss out anything empty, expired, or questionable.

Next, separate your dry cleaning supplies, such as rags, washcloths, sponges, and brushes into separate piles. Wash any rags or discard very old ones. Neatly fold them and put them aside.

After that, you can organize cleaning supplies into sections of use. Place similar products into a plastic shower caddy. These are easily found at any big box store when the college kids go back to school or even at a dollar store. I suggest ones that are as square as possible so you can fit them into your cupboard or closet easily. Also, put a plastic cup in the caddy to store any wet rags or sponges you use while cleaning, so they do not drip as you carry your caddy back to its spot.

Label the handle of each caddy, to keep the organized cleaning supplies in their correct places. This can be done directly on the caddy with a permanent marker, on masking tape, or you can get extra fancy and use a label maker.

Finally, take an old shoebox and place any extra sponges or rags inside for use while the others are in the wash or have been disposed of. There you have it! With about half an hour of work and easily attained supplies, you can organize cleaning supplies in no time!