A few weeks ago I posted about my roommate moving out overnight and leaving a bunch of random stuff behind. Most of it turned out to be food and cleaning supplies. I was worried I would have to toss it all because I did not want to keep mystery items forever, but I also hated the idea of throwing away perfectly usable things. Update: I did a slow, zero-waste-ish pantry purge and it was way less overwhelming than I thought. What I did: - Made three bins: definitely mine to keep, safe to pass along, and questionable. - Kept only unopened shelf-stable items with a clear date and no weird smells. Anything opened or unlabeled went into the questionable bin. - Asked two neighbors I actually know if they wanted any unopened items. I let them choose and did not pressure them or frame it as a guilt thing. - For the questionable bin I composted what I could and accepted that some things were just trash, mostly leaky bottles and old spices.…