We've been living in a disposable society for over 30 years. It's harder to find a fixit place to fix your tv or small appliances. And if you can find someone to fix it, odds are a new one will just cost a tiny bit more, and odds are, what you're trying to repair isn't some vintage antique, so you wind up getting rid of it and springing for a new one.

I still hold on to my cars for 10-15 years or more, whereas most of my neighbors, family, and friends are leasing and getting rid of a car every three years. My Mom does buy her cars outright, no leasing or financing, and still gets a new one every three years.

Talking about college kids moving out, the other part of this disposable problem is the animals they leave behind. That's way worse than a bike left behind.