Home waste: Difference between revisions
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* [[Appliances]] | * [[Appliances]] | ||
* Clothes | * Clothes | ||
* [[Food]] {{x|especially | * [[Food]] {{x|especially non-perishables like spices & tea}} | ||
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* Having to empty an apartment before moving out | * Having to empty an apartment before moving out | ||
* Having to empty a house before selling it | * Having to empty a house before selling it | ||
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* Not having space {{p|~ either in the moving truck, or in the new dwelling<br />~ or in the current dwelling, in the case of ''decluttering''}} | * Not having space {{p|~ either in the moving truck, or in the new dwelling<br />~ or in the current dwelling, in the case of ''decluttering''}} | ||
* Not having ability {{p|~ to move heavy things<br />~ to hire movers<br />~ etc.}} | * Not having ability {{p|~ to move heavy things<br />~ to hire movers<br />~ etc.}} | ||
'''Effects''' | |||
* The items usually get damaged by rain, or taken by garbage trucks. | |||
* Very little opportunity for anyone else to use the items. | |||
* Environmental damage | |||
** Furniture piles up in landfills. | |||
** [[climate change|Carbon emissions]] from manufacturing more items instead of [[re-using]]. | |||
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** Normalize the idea of hand-me-downs from one {{a2|homeowner|tenant|resident}} to the next. | ** Normalize the idea of hand-me-downs from one {{a2|homeowner|tenant|resident}} to the next. | ||
** Campaign against {{p2|contracts|~ with real estate brokers, in the case of homeownership<br />~ with landlords, in the case of apartment rental}} that force people to empty their {{a2|homes before selling|apartments before moving out|homes before moving out}}. | ** Campaign against {{p2|contracts|~ with real estate brokers, in the case of homeownership<br />~ with landlords, in the case of apartment rental}} that force people to empty their {{a2|homes before selling|apartments before moving out|homes before moving out}}. | ||
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'''See also''' | |||
* [[Hoarding]] | |||
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We gotta specify somewhere that [[home waste]] is largely a "first-world" phenomenon - something that mainly happens in developed countries. | |||
Where should this be said? | |||
Or just categorize the page instead? | |||
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[[Category:Dysfunctional first-world phenomena]] | |||
Revision as of 05:30, 25 April 2023
People leave a lot of perfectly good stuff at the curb sometimes, when moving or decluttering their homes.
Pictures will be added to this page soon.
Examples
- Furniture, both new & old
- Appliances
- Clothes
- Food
(...)( especially non-perishables like spices & tea )
Causes (reasons)
- Having to empty an apartment before moving out
- Having to empty a house before selling it
- Sometimes this is even codified into contracts with a real estate agent
- Other times it's just a social norm: It's considered "bad etiquette" to leave anything in the home when selling.
- Not having time ~ to take everything when moving out
~ to bring things to charities or thrift stores - Not having space ~ either in the moving truck, or in the new dwelling
~ or in the current dwelling, in the case of decluttering - Not having ability ~ to move heavy things
~ to hire movers
~ etc.
Effects
- The items usually get damaged by rain, or taken by garbage trucks.
- Very little opportunity for anyone else to use the items.
- Environmental damage
- Furniture piles up in landfills.
- Carbon emissions from manufacturing more items instead of re-using.
Solutions
- Quick fixes
- Deep / cultural shifts needed
- Normalize the idea of hand-me-downs from one
↻homeowner↺↻tenant↺ to the next. - Campaign against contracts~ with real estate brokers, in the case of homeownership
~ with landlords, in the case of apartment rental that force people to empty their↻homes before selling↺↻apartments before moving out↺ .
- Normalize the idea of hand-me-downs from one