What kind of clutter collects in kitchens?

What kind of clutter collects in kitchens?

Mary Astadourian (Professional Organizer) gives expert video advice on: Why do kitchens get so disorganized?; What kind of clutter collects in kitchens?; Is it a bad idea to store things in the kitchen that are not food-related? and more...

I think kitchens are also big dumping grounds. There's always the proverbial junk drawer, hopefully just one, in the kitchen. All the menus, all the soy sauce packets from all the Japanese food you had, all the plastic utensils and napkins and things that we all feel really bad getting rid of, but where are we going to put them. They're just places where all sorts of stuff gets just thrown in and generally people don't know where to put this stuff, so again, you end up having a kitchen with three of four junk drawers because nobody knows what to do with it. And then the things that really need to go in a drawer don't really have a space. They're also where people tend to keep all their vitamins, all their supplements, all their protein bars. If you have infants there's all the stuff that goes with bottles and sanitizers and all kinds of things. So kitchens are really a place where a lot goes on. A lot goes on in a kitchen. It's not just eating. It's everything. It's also a place where people congregate. It's just an all purpose room in a way. So again, it's very, very hard to keep organized.