Around 26% of toys bought at Christmas are neglected by the end of January, and 40% will be thrown out within the first 3 months of being unwrapped. Combined weight of electronic toys comes to 3.2b kg
3 years ago by inasaba to c/zerowaste
And one of my kids Birthday is just a few weeks before, and the other a few weeks after.
The house just explodes with crap between November and January.
Parents won't stop buying presents for their grandkids. I've asked and tried. They're too used to the consumerism of the era - have to buy things to show their love.
Friends don't let friends measure in bkg
For Christmas and her birthday my niece gets a craft box subscription, and a day out with Aunty Charlytune. She gets so many presents from family, friends of family, and friends, it's ridiculous. This Xmas I did get her a little handmade witches chest off Etsy that was filled with little potion bottles and trinkets, it was less than £15 though and I think she'll make a really good witch so really it's a practical gift.
This year 100% of the gifts were purchased from Facebook Marketplace, including a full lot from a collector that was divided out as an Advent Calendar of actually cool usable stuff. Way cheaper, way more appreciated, helped some people in the community get a few bucks back without creating more waste
@lemmy.ml
Being "zero waste" means that we adopt steps towards reducing personal waste and minimizing our environmental impact.
Our community places a major focus on the 5 R's: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. We practice this by reducing consumption, choosing reusable goods, recycling, composting, and helping each other improve.
We also recognize excess CO₂, other GHG emissions, and general resource usage as waste.
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@lemmy.ml
Being "zero waste" means that we adopt steps towards reducing personal waste and minimizing our environmental impact.
Our community places a major focus on the 5 R's: refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. We practice this by reducing consumption, choosing reusable goods, recycling, composting, and helping each other improve.
We also recognize excess CO₂, other GHG emissions, and general resource usage as waste.
go to feed...
As someone with kids, I still feel like I "hate Christmas". Not only all the waste, especially packaging, but the "obligation" to buy all your nieces/nephews toys - which has turned into just buying things off their wishlists that the parents picked.
so... why don't i just buy for my kids, and you yours, and we'll see you for dinner?
but then yes - all the waste! Having to "pick something", and then of course grandma buys the most random, lowest quality stuff I have ever seen. I don't even know how she finds them.
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