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• Emptying a kitchen before a move

  A kitchen has to be empty before the boxes are packed, and food can't wait. Work the pantry, the spice rack and the drawers first, then decide what's worth selling, then pack the plates so they survive the trip.

• Getting rid of old paint and household chemicals

  Half-full paint cans, a propane cylinder and a shelf of mystery bottles can't go in the trash or down a drain. Find your local household hazardous waste collection before you sort anything, because the date decides the rest.

• Sorting a bookshelf quickly

  Books are heavy and mostly worthless. A twenty-minute pass per shelf finds the few that are not.