[header] How to maximize office desk space [title] Throw away trash and unneeded items. [step] Embark on a total purge of all bothersome, extraneous or irrelevant items that are crowding your desk. This includes out-of-date documents, junk mail, empty boxes and old or unused office supplies, as well as more obvious clutter like food packages. 
[substeps] While cleaning out your desk, get rid of as many things as you can do without. The more you throw away, the more room you'll have left over to get some real work done.