Reuse as Classification
Just before my return home from a visit with family in Florida, I did a little shopping at Target, a discount superstore. I only noticed what was printed on their LDPE plastic bags as I was packing my suitcase: "10 ways to reuse your Target bag". Here are the "Usages" with their "Categories".
| Usage | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tiny Trashcan Liner" | Container, Rubbish (Household) |
| 2. | "Doggy Duty" | Pet Equipment (Dog) |
| 3. | "Water Balloon" | Toy |
| 4. | "Roadtrip Rubbish" | Container, Rubbish (Car) |
| 5. | "Soggy Laundry" | Chore, Household - Laundry Equipment |
| 6. | "Ice Pack For Head Lump" | Container, First-Aid |
| 7. | "Toiletry Tote" | Container, Travel |
| 8. | "Kitty Litter Liner" | Pet Equipment (Cat) |
| 9. | "Tomorrow's Lunchbag" | Container, Food |
| 10. | "Care Package Padding" | Packaging |
If we sort the list by category, the clustering of categories is a bit more obvious. Actually, they're all simply containers for something, just different things.
| Category | Usage | |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | Chore, Household - Laundry Equipment | "Soggy Laundry" |
| 6. | Container, First-Aid | "Ice Pack For Head Lump" |
| 9. | Container, Food | "Tomorrow's Lunchbag" |
| 4. | Container, Rubbish (Car) | "Roadtrip Rubbish" |
| 1. | Container, Rubbish (Household) | "Tiny Trashcan Liner" |
| 7. | Container, Travel | "Toiletry Tote" |
| 10. | Packaging | "Care Package Padding" |
| 8. | Pet Equipment (Cat) | "Kitty Litter Liner" |
| 2. | Pet Equipment (Dog) | "Doggy Duty" |
| 3. | Toy | "Water Balloon" |
I wonder how many other safe reuses/categories there might be.
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