The Ugly Holiday Sweater and other wasteful items
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I was just thinking about the wastefulness of ugly holiday sweaters! Waste in America—where to begin?
1. The worst for me are the plastic party cups and flatware. These things are so sturdy and easy to wash/reuse but people blithely throw them in the trash. There are now compostable versions but that’s not what fills the trash bag after the holiday parties. 2. Another wasteful thing: The cleaning people at work put plastic trash can liner bags in every cubicle, and if there’s so much as a Kleenex in there they pull the bag and give you a fresh one. Not in my cubicle, they know to leave the liner in. |
Anonymous
| Just walk in to any Home Goods…to me it’s crushing. All the plastic. All the trend decor, only to be replaced 6 months later. New throw pillows, new vases, new wreaths, wall art… |
Anonymous
| K cups. My job only has keurigs for coffee and it drives me batty. |
Anonymous
And it’s gross coffee! I can’t believe people bought into that fad. |
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Don’t people usually get ugly holiday sweaters from the thrift store?
Plastic grocery bags in general, but especially produce bags. I put nearly all of my produce directly into the cart. Reusable bags for small loose things like Brussels sprouts. Golf courses. Ugh. Taco Bell sauces. They always throw so many in the bag. |
Anonymous
Totally agree. My work only uses k-cups and while it’s terribly annoying… my dislike of k-cups does help me cut down on what might otherwise be a terrible all-day-coffee habit! Wrapping paper is my pet peeve. People spend $ and use resources for themed paper that is NOT EVEN REALLY LOOKED AT and just immediately winds up in the trash. We switched to fabric, Japanese-style a few years ago for our family… everyone has a color and I get a bit more after Christmas when it’s all 75% off. Much less waste and it looks super cute (esp now that I am getting a bit better at it lol). |
Anonymous
Luckily my ugly Christmas sweater is one I inherited from my grandmother-in-law. It’s adorably hideous 
Dh and I have an argument about wrapping. He grew up with the thrill of unwrapping every single present. I grew up somewhat poor so I only got one thing, he got a ton. He wants our kids presents wrapped, I’m happy to put them in reusable gift bags to avoid the waste (and save time! To be fair he does help wrap, he’s not just expecting me to do it all). We do recycle the paper at least. Will work on this. |
Anonymous
Tell us more about this Japanese fabric… |
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Kids goodie bags for birthdays
Treasure chest items at school Buying kid outfits just for the themed days at preschool… ugly sweater, color days, etc |
Anonymous
I’m making the switch to Japanese style wrapping. Could you share your source? |
Anonymous
| Oh I’m excited about the fabric wrapping! Is it hard to store? I also hate wrapping paper but I do think it’s nice for people to open gifts. |
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The ugly sweater was supposed to be away to reuse old sweaters that were naturally ugly. Now it’s commercialized.
Back in the 90s-early 2000s every day was ugly sweater day at my office. |
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Birthday and graduation signs on front lawns.
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Anonymous
| Mylar balloons |