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[[File:Furniture wasted on moving day.jpg|thumb|Furniture wasted on moving day]] | |||
People leave a lot of perfectly good stuff at the curb sometimes, when '''moving''' or '''decluttering''' their homes. | People leave a lot of perfectly good stuff at the curb sometimes, when '''moving''' or '''decluttering''' their homes. | ||
'''Examples''' | '''Examples''' | ||
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* [[Appliances]] | * [[Appliances]] | ||
* Clothes | * Clothes | ||
* [[Food]] {{x|especially | * [[Food]] {{x|especially non-perishables like spices & tea}} | ||
''' | '''Causes (reasons)''' | ||
* 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 [[frugalism|re-using]]. | |||
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** [[Stuff huts]] | ** [[Stuff huts]] | ||
* Deep / cultural shifts needed | * Deep / cultural shifts needed | ||
** Normalize the idea of hand-me-downs from one {{ | ** Normalize the idea of hand-me-downs from one{{alt|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 {{ | ** 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{{alt|homes before selling|apartments before moving out|homes before moving out}}. | ||
* Tech | |||
** Let's build a web app where people can post free stuff on a map {{npn}} | |||
'''See also''' | |||
* [[Food waste]] | |||
* [[Housing]] | |||
<!--* [[Hoarding]] | |||
TALK: | |||
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]] | |||