5 Gallon Buckets in the Office

Who would ever guess that 5 gallon buckets can be useful at the office? Perhaps not in the most visible area where you receive your business guests. But there are many other aspects that an office has than just having clients or business partners over. These are some of the many uses of 5 gallon pails in your office.

Used paper container.

Research shows that Americans waste approximately 6 million tons of office paper in a year. About 72 percent of the total waste is recycled, thanks to the widespread understanding of the need to recycle paper. But the other 18% is not little number either from the 6 million tons count.

So here is a little advice: recycle your paper and use it until you cannot use it. When you receive a one-sided printed letter that you do not wish to keep, store them in a 5 gallon bucket for future use. Do the same thing when you print out a document which later on you decide not to use for its original purpose. You may need to use scrap paper one of these days and the paper waste that you keep in your 5 gallon pails can be a great use once again if you write on the empty space on the back of it. This way you will already have contributed in saving the environment by doing this very simple thing.

A waste bin.

Yes, a waste bin. Why not? Every office needs a waste bin. When you are done writing on both sides of a piece of paper, throw it away in your 5 gallon pail waste bin.

Stationary storage.

Is your office lack in space and if you put another shelf or rack it will only make it smaller? Use a 5 gallon bucket to store things like stationary and the small office supplies. Pencils, pens, erasers, staple pins, post-it notes, cartridges, etc. can go inside this bucket. Storing these little things in the pail until the one on your desk runs out could be such a practical, cheap idea as well as manageable. However, make sure you put it in a spot that is quite hidden if you use the same room to receive guests.

Past correspondence container.

Bills, contract agreements, invoices can also be stored in a 5 gallon bucket. You may not need these papers anymore, but you may want to keep them if they are needed in the future for a reference. A space-saver 5 gallon pail can be a perfect place to store them. All you need to do is put a label of the type of documents you are storing and/or the year. Keep these documents neatly in the pail and only open it when you need it.

With these creative uses, the 5 gallon buckets are not only cost-saving in terms of the purchase of the buckets, but also in the way it is used to save production or administrative cost in the office. They are also highly practical and functional, and perfect for those who just start a business with a low budget. One day you may be able to replace the buckets with a sleek-looking rack, but for now it doesn't seem like such a bad idea, does it?