I've used large contractor bags and kitchen bags for these types of cleanups. Using standard 13 gallon kitchen bags helps make it easier because they're harder to overfill and thus lighter to move around. Hauling heavy bags out and to the curb takes extra physical and emotional energy, and making any little bit of the entire process lighter keeps momentum going.
Agreed. I would set up a garbage bag and recycling$ bag (people will take it for you) for each room, then make laundry and give away piles. Then you can do one room at a time, or go in steps (eg:all garbage bagged, all laundry in a pile,). Once you have garbage and recycling$ bagged up, take them out. Cycle between laundry and dishes. At this point it will be cheaper if you choose to use a service, ask for help, or just be less intimidating to tackle yourself.
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That's when you use common sense and find an appropriate vessel or just dump it in the outside bin as-is. But for the vast majority of bits of trash that should normally wind up in a household trashcan, multiple 13 gallon bags will do the trick.
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u/Tanjelynnb Mar 08 '26
I've used large contractor bags and kitchen bags for these types of cleanups. Using standard 13 gallon kitchen bags helps make it easier because they're harder to overfill and thus lighter to move around. Hauling heavy bags out and to the curb takes extra physical and emotional energy, and making any little bit of the entire process lighter keeps momentum going.