The Disposable Economy: Local And Global

Last weekend, glorious that it was, I unloaded all of our household...stuff. I dragged it out of the basement, out of the attic, out of our backyard, right up to the curb. And Monday, the city came and hauled it away. Somewhere, anywhere. I didn't care where. It was gone and out of our house. I'm happy.

The whole city gets happy like this once a year. Drive around town and you'll see pile after pile, of household junk on the curb, waiting for the city trucks to rumble up, pick it up and haul away. Somewhere, anywhere. We don't care where. It's gone. We're happy.

But The Disposable Economy Has to Change. Why?

It’s a terrific environment for people who want and/or like new things but terrible for the environment. Sooner rather than later, consumers need to start realizing that there is a cost associated with buying cheap products with a short shelf life. Think about what all the consumer electronics you’ve purchased over the past five years would look like if you threw them into a pile on your front lawn.

As leading members of this global Disposable Economy, we, in effect, have a nationwide trash pickup day, every day, every week, every year.

Where's it all go? Somewhere, anywhere. We don't care where. It's gone and out of our houses. We're happy.

Link from Dave Winer's Twitter Post