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Fall Clean-Up with Edge Plastics

 As we begin to move into cooler temperatures you should be well into the fall cleanup of your home and garden! Although not conventionally used, plastic totes can actually be very helpful during your cleanup work especially on the outside of your home.

While you may usually just use a wheelbarrow or a bucket for containing all the pesky weeds and other yard scraps that you pull out of your garden during the fall, storage totes can be a great alternative, especially if you have a large number of objects that need to be removed from your flower beds. Using these totes you can contain all of your scraps in one easy-to-carry tote and you also will need to empty it a lot less if you go for one that is of a larger size. Also, some heavier-duty totes also include sections on the inside of the handle that can hold garbage bags in case you don't have a place to dump the scraps or would rather just put everything into a bag that you can take out with your trash.

After you have finished your clean-up process, you can always empty and rinse out the tote to then create space for any items, inside or out, that may be not used for fall and winter seasons that you can now store in the tote. Anything from gardening tools to sports equipment can be stored and packed away for the cool months and in an easily accessible place for when the season for use comes back around to us! These steps can have your home looking decluttered and prepared for when warm temperatures reappear. 

For all of your tote needs, consider Edge Plastics! Visit their website here and look at all of the totes and storage solutions they have to offer.     

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