I use mine as compost buckets and chicken buckets. Alway keep them under the sink to dispose of compostable materials and edible stuff for the chickens. When they get rather ucky I keep them in a bin and later use them as garden pots for transplants, I cut holes in the bottom edge for drainage. I also use them to storage containers for beans, rice, etc. I write contents on the side with a felt tip marker. Can't stand to throw them away.