Even though it's tempting to throw things away, there's a better way to keep as many items as you can and reuse as many times as possible. Extending the lives of items we buy and use is beneficial to our own money and environment,  plus your carbon footprint. When you don't reuse, you spend more on brand new things. I can donate my clothes instead of throwing them away, or reuse plastic bottles instead of recycling. I could also cut the plastic that comes with cans when you buy packs before throwing them away because they hurt the animals. Another thing I could do is bring my own cups, tupperware, etc. to places like restaurants.