Mum's EASY trick to store all of your large grocery bags in a tiny neat pile: "Barely a few seconds to do!"
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Although plastic grocery bags are rapidly becoming obsolete (single-use plastics are being phased out across Australia over the next few years), the majority of us probably still have cupboards full of them, making it more difficult to store them.
The typical method for storing plastic bags is to cram as many into a single, larger bag as you can. But although it prevents them from spilling into your kitchen cupboards and shelves, it can actually take up a lot more room than you might think.
Also, putting them all in a bag without any care is a good way to make the bags look like a clumpy, chaotic mess. It's going to cause you a lot more trouble than it's going to save you time! (Trust us, we've been there…)
Luckily for us, a mum who calls herself the "organisation queen" on social media has recently shared her method for folding grocery bags and creating extra storage space in kitchen cupboards.
The simple bag-folding tip was revealed by Chantel Mila, also known online as Mama Mila, in a video uploaded to her TikTok page.
"This is a free way to add extra storage space to your kitchen," the mum said. "Once you learn the fold it takes barely a few seconds to do!"
To save space, the mum lays her bags flat on a counter and folds them into triangles. Credit: TikTok/@mama_mila_.
Here's how to do it:
In the first step, place a plastic grocery bag (she used a reusable shopping bag from Woolies for this demonstration) on your kitchen counter or any other surface that is level, and then smooth it out.
After that, fold the bag in half vertically twice. At this point, you should have a long strip of the bag in front of you.
Next, take the corner of the bag that is located on the bottom left and fold it diagonally upwards. This should result in the corner of the bag taking the form of a triangle. Repeat these steps until you reach the end of the bag.
The final step is to place the handles of the bag into one of the many pockets that have been formed as a result of the folding process.
And there you have it – now your grocery bag is smaller and much more storage-friendly than before! Check out the video instructions below:
By the way, did you know that you can also make a DIY plastic bag dispenser just from old containers and tissue boxes? Check out the video below to learn how!
Credit: Noreva Projects.
The typical method for storing plastic bags is to cram as many into a single, larger bag as you can. But although it prevents them from spilling into your kitchen cupboards and shelves, it can actually take up a lot more room than you might think.
Also, putting them all in a bag without any care is a good way to make the bags look like a clumpy, chaotic mess. It's going to cause you a lot more trouble than it's going to save you time! (Trust us, we've been there…)
Luckily for us, a mum who calls herself the "organisation queen" on social media has recently shared her method for folding grocery bags and creating extra storage space in kitchen cupboards.
The simple bag-folding tip was revealed by Chantel Mila, also known online as Mama Mila, in a video uploaded to her TikTok page.
"This is a free way to add extra storage space to your kitchen," the mum said. "Once you learn the fold it takes barely a few seconds to do!"
To save space, the mum lays her bags flat on a counter and folds them into triangles. Credit: TikTok/@mama_mila_.
Here's how to do it:
In the first step, place a plastic grocery bag (she used a reusable shopping bag from Woolies for this demonstration) on your kitchen counter or any other surface that is level, and then smooth it out.
After that, fold the bag in half vertically twice. At this point, you should have a long strip of the bag in front of you.
Next, take the corner of the bag that is located on the bottom left and fold it diagonally upwards. This should result in the corner of the bag taking the form of a triangle. Repeat these steps until you reach the end of the bag.
The final step is to place the handles of the bag into one of the many pockets that have been formed as a result of the folding process.
And there you have it – now your grocery bag is smaller and much more storage-friendly than before! Check out the video instructions below:
By the way, did you know that you can also make a DIY plastic bag dispenser just from old containers and tissue boxes? Check out the video below to learn how!
Credit: Noreva Projects.
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