UGA community reflects on sustainable ways to spring clean :

UGA community reflects on sustainable ways to spring clean


The joys of ownership
Spring cleaning means clearing out closets, removing unnecessary clutter from our lives and making room for the new. As the globe faces a waste crisis and sustainability rises in importance, students such as senior environmental economics and management major Avery Lumsden value minimalism and the reduction of waste while decluttering.
To ease the task of cleaning, Lumsden suggested trying something similar to Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method — remove items that no longer bring you joy. Lumsden’s minimalist lifestyle entails putting more value in fewer items and changing her mindset on consumerism as a whole.
“The word ‘consume’ alludes to one consuming something and then disposing of it, so why not own things?” Lumsden said. “Being an owner means that you have agency over [something] that doesn’t end within your lifespan. I think that switching the mindset to valuing ownership over consumerism is a really important step to tackling this crisis.”

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