WEBVTT - Second Cup: It's OK to throw it away

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that it is okay to throw away unneeded

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<v Speaker 1>or unwanted stuff. Sure, we want to avoid waste when

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<v Speaker 1>we possibly can, but having stuff in your home that

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need or enjoy doesn't do anybody any good,

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<v Speaker 1>so go ahead and let go of it. After the holidays,

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<v Speaker 1>lots of people find themselves with stuff that they don't

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<v Speaker 1>really want. Maybe it is misplaced gifts like gingerbread scented

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<v Speaker 1>sugar scrub that smells great but is not so pleasant

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<v Speaker 1>on your sensitive skin. Maybe it's small pieces of wrapping

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<v Speaker 1>paper or holiday decorations that you are tired of or

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<v Speaker 1>that don't work anymore. If there is stuff that you

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<v Speaker 1>know you won't enjoy, give it away or toss it.

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<v Speaker 1>If there is stuff that you feel a nagging sense

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<v Speaker 1>of obligation to use but you know you never will use,

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and get rid of it. Ideally, you would

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<v Speaker 1>be able to give any unwonted items away to a

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<v Speaker 1>friend or relative or neighbor, or perhaps to a charity

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<v Speaker 1>that might be interested. Maybe some elements could be recycled.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you are holding on to something because of

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<v Speaker 1>the guilt of wanting to keep it out of a landfill,

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<v Speaker 1>know this, it is going to wind up there eventually.

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<v Speaker 1>The question is when if you opened that bacon jam

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<v Speaker 1>from the gift set and tried it and hated it,

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<v Speaker 1>you are not going to be able to give it

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<v Speaker 1>to a food bank. In a partially consumed condition, it

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<v Speaker 1>might sit in your fridge for a year or more,

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<v Speaker 1>taking up space. It can sit there for two years

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<v Speaker 1>and then get thrown away when you move or get

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<v Speaker 1>a new fridge, or it can get thrown away today.

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<v Speaker 1>I know we all want to do our part in

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<v Speaker 1>reducing waste, but once an object is created and procured,

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<v Speaker 1>its life cycle is going to end somewhere. We can

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<v Speaker 1>reduce demand for certain things by being careful with gift giving.

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<v Speaker 1>That is one reason to ask for and give experiences

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<v Speaker 1>instead of things, or perhaps to give hard to shop

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<v Speaker 1>for people cash. If you are the hard to shop

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<v Speaker 1>for person, perhaps you could drop hints about a charity

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<v Speaker 1>that what you would love. If you are the hard

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<v Speaker 1>to shop for person, you can drop hints about a

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<v Speaker 1>charity that you would love for people to support in

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<v Speaker 1>lieu of giving you presents, But once the present exists

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<v Speaker 1>and is in your house, it will eventually wind up

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<v Speaker 1>in the landfill or maybe, in the best case scenario,

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<v Speaker 1>having its components recycled. Ideally it will be used in

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, but whether it is or it isn't doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>change that final outcome. If you can find someone who

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<v Speaker 1>can use the item, that is awesome, But if no

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<v Speaker 1>one is going to use it, then giving it an

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<v Speaker 1>intermediate life as clutter isn't helping the environment. Now I

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<v Speaker 1>know this is really hard for me personally to accept.

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<v Speaker 1>I am a very thrifty person, and sometimes I have

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<v Speaker 1>extended the life of things for quite a while. I

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<v Speaker 1>put a little water in my makeup tubes and in

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<v Speaker 1>my shampoo bottles and so forth to squeeze out every

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of product. My four year old is wearing

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<v Speaker 1>a coat that was worn by my brother's children before

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<v Speaker 1>it was worn by my child's older siblings. My ability

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<v Speaker 1>to use up leftovers is top notch, if I say

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<v Speaker 1>so myself. But if I am never going to use

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<v Speaker 1>a tube of lipstick because I don't like the color,

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<v Speaker 1>it does nothing for anybody sitting in my drawer. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't really give it to anyone else after I have

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<v Speaker 1>used it, and it's just going to get grosser over

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<v Speaker 1>time as it's sitting there. The time to act and

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<v Speaker 1>consider was in the buying. Once that is done, it's

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<v Speaker 1>ok to throw it away. Nothing lasts forever, and once

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<v Speaker 1>it's gone you will probably stop thinking about it. We

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<v Speaker 1>all have more stuff than we need, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>good reason to pause and think about things before heading by.

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<v Speaker 1>But once something is bought, if it is not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be put to use, it is okay to proceed

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<v Speaker 1>to the final stage. That will free up space in

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<v Speaker 1>your home and in your mind. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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