Downsizing
I’ve spent much of today clearing out my bedroom. I live in a small unit and it is so easy to get too much stuff – but it is bags that annoyed me today. I’ve had a big striped bag in the storage cupboard and it is filled with too many bags of all shapes and sizes.
There are some from the supermarkets I shop at – several large paper ones that I purchased on the days that I arrived to do some shopping having left my bags in the car or home. But a lot of them are bags from events that I have attended, and been given a “goodie bag” with sheets of information, booklets and perhaps some lollies. The lollies are long gone and most of the paperwork too, but I note I have kept a few brochures etc – to follow up later, which I haven’t.
I do have some lovely fabric bags – a couple are very special to me as they were gifted to me by a special person, or have a special message, but it’s time to pass them on to someone else.
Special Chinese Bags
I do have some special bags that I am not keen to part with. These are the large and beautiful bags I used when shopping for groceries etc when I lived and worked in China. These mean much to me, much more than some of the locally acquired bags! Memories! I rarely use them – but they are bigger and more attractive than anything I have seen locally.
Special Promotional Bags
These days it seems to be the norm to be given a goodie bag full of stuff – be it a political even (plenty of stuff to try to persuade you to vote for the candidate or party), and shows and displays, and so many events.
I was at a Seniors Event a few days ago – yes, October is Senior’s Month – where some 40 or so organisations had tables displaying their wares and many had fabric or paper bags to give away. I watched as these elderly folk walked past me, carrying many bags. I shook my head. More stuff to throw away. And more bags that will probably be kept until the folk have too many.
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Why are some of these bags fabric or plastic?
I ponder how many of them would end up in landfill – it doesn’t make sense!! Don’t we have enough c..p already filling our bins and our rubbish tips? Surely paper bags would work better and should be easy to recycle.
It just doesn’t make sense.
We really must do more to reduce the stuff that only goes to landfill!!!