I've already set up specific toolboxes to carry all my "junk"
I don't discard ANYTHING, I have like 200 coffee mugs already
Yup, I always have a multi-box sorting system.
First I just dump everything into one box when I'm mission grinding, but after awhile I sort that main box into:
Guns
- Large (Fat-Man / Missile Launchers etc.)
- .45 Ammo guns
- .308 Ammo Guns
- 10mm Ammo guns
- .38 Ammo guns
- Shotgun ammo guns
- Laser/Energy Weapons
- Melee / Grenades / Mines
- Other (anything not falling into the other categories)
Armor
- Combat items (actual damage protection clothes)
- Civ Clothes (clothes outfits)
Legendary Guns / Armor (any asterisk items)
Aid
- First Aid (Stims, Radaway etc.)
- Natural Food (Veggies / Meat)
- Processed Food (boxed food etc.)
Junk
- Low Value (Common items -> goes straight into the workbench)
- Medium Value (Uncommon items, adhesive, nuclear material etc.)
- High Value (Rare items, mission items, random things with > 50 cap value)
Once I got a handle on what items to pickup and what I generally use, I made 2 outgoing boxes:
Items to be sold
Items to be scrapped
So if I need money or something random (like screws) I can just hit those boxes without having to go through my other stuff to figure out if I need it or not.
Are those mugs made of ceramic?
If so, you should check out the later stage crafting requirements at some of your workbenches, ceramic might come in handy