Dishwasher container for breast pump parts

A dishwasher container for breast pump parts, comprising:

• a bottom panel, wherein the bottom panel is formed from a first mesh wall having a plurality of interconnected cell walls with a plurality of spaces between the cell walls;
• a plurality of side panels connected to the bottom mesh panel around a periphery of the bottom mesh panel and extending away from the bottom mesh panel to a top end, wherein the each of the side panels is comprised of a second mesh wall, and wherein the side panels and the bottom panel define an interior space;
• a top panel connected to the side panels at the top end, wherein the top panel is comprised of a third mesh wall, and wherein the top panel has a closed position and an open position;
• and
• a divider panel within the interior space, wherein the divider panel is comprised of a grating wall having a pair of sides, a bottom, and a top, wherein the divider panel extends from the bottom at a first location in the interior space closer to the bottom panel than to the top panel to the top at a second location in the interior space proximate to the opening at the top end, wherein the divider panel is connected to a pair of the side panels oppositely facing each other, and wherein the divider panel divides the interior space into a pair of interior sections between the pair of sides.

A method for cleaning breast pump parts, comprising:

• loading one of more of the breast pump parts into a dishwasher container configured to securely contain the one more breast pump parts within an interior space of the dishwasher container;
• loading the dishwasher container into a dishwasher that is operable to perform one or more dishwashing operations to automatically wash contents loaded into the dishwasher;
• and
• controlling the dishwasher to perform one or more of the dishwashing operations.