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Colin Dunn at Treehugger reports that “Discardia is a cyclical, floating holiday (it happens several times per year)…. [It’s a] time to get rid of things (by recycling, FreeCycling & giving away, rather than pitching it, of course) that no longer add value to your life, shed bad habits, let go of emotional baggage and generally lighten your load…. The holiday is particularly fitting this time of year, when much of the developed world gathers to celebrate through giving while consuming too much: eggnog, new stuff, and the list goes on. The latest Discardia started December 21 (with the winter solstice) and continues through January 18 (the next new moon).”
Of course Discardia, like environmentalism, isn’t really anticapitalist; it just opens a new realm of profitable opportunities, like California Christmas Tree Recycling. (Hat tip to environmental economist Matthew Kahn at Environmental and Urban Economics.)
