How to Handle Packages, Returns, and Shipping Supplies at Home

Packages create clutter because they arrive unfinished: still boxed, still needing returns, still holding packing materials.

Process them in stages

1. Open
2. Remove trash immediately
3. Decide keep, return, or recycle

Keep one return kit

• tape
• scissors
• one mailer or spare box
• return labels or a document sleeve

Do not save every box

Keep only what supports likely returns in the near term.

Package clutter drops fast when boxes leave the room quickly.