Housecleaning Clutter
Collections of old pizza boxes and soft drink bottles are both trash and clutter. Packrat style clutter includes things such as a freezer full of meat, too many paintings, old lawnmowers, unused snowmobiles, inherited dishes, and extra furniture. While some clutter is wealth, broken clutter may not be if disorganized. A crowded or messy collection of belongings gets in the way of walking, viewing or using things. Clutter left out makes it harder to dust and vacuum. People sometimes decide to get rid of clutter. They do this by putting things away. If they do not have enough places to put everything away neatly, they sell, give away or throw away things they do not want any more. For example, if the refrigerator is too full, they throw the spoiled food away. If the kitchen cabinets are too full of junk, they might agree to throw some of that away. Getting rid of clutter has been called de-cluttering.