Hoarding/Povery/Ecological Conscience
One of the biggest challenges in many homes today (including mine) is clutter. This morning as I considered a product which I do not actually use and thought about tossing it, I struggled with the "reduce/reuse/recycle" playing in my head. This item is not saleable, nor really re-useable by anybody else. And it's not recyclable materials, or re-purposeable. (Unless somebody has a great craft project for sponge rollers, but while I'll google that, now that I have thought of it, I don't really think that's the case.)
Some of us have lost the sense that it is okay to discard those things which bring us no joy, no memories and no utility.
Is "reduce/reuse/recycle" a factor in hoarders? Do we have more trouble with clutter because we attach some stigma to discarding something that turns out to not meet our actual need? Or is it a poverty cycle problem - nothing may be discarded because if you have to buy it again later, you wasted the money the first time? (Never mind whether you had space or opportunity to use an item in the interim.) (There are a few exceptions: my 1970s Kenmore sewing machine - I will absorb many years of not being able to use that before I will discard it. Do you have any idea how sturdy those things are???)
And, sadly, Goodwill, etc. can only absorb so much in donations.