Disposing of Amazon Boxes

There has been a massive shift in the American Economy and how we now do business. This grand shift has also affected how the average American shops. The Pandemic has created a wave of changes across our country.  They began by the Federal Government giving guidelines for individuals to follow.  The individual States then took those guidelines and changed them into their own version and enacted laws. These laws albeit are mostly unconstitutional on the Federal and State level to enforce but are actually being enforced and it has created a new country. Now with fear rising due to the uncertainty of being arrested and the hardship of going out to the local stores which most are now closed people are staying home. 

We are now shopping from home more than ever and most people now have an abundant supply of used Shipping boxes in their homes. This is because people are afraid of a virus and fear of being arrested and so they order items they need online.  The amount of shipping has caused Amazon to hire 100,000 workers and the number continues to rise.  The amount of shipping boxes being sent across the country is at its highest rate ever.  This has led to a major problem of how to get rid of these extra boxes.

When I look in my garage it is full of amazon packages and packages from all different companies.  THe issue is they are still in my garage taking up space.  That is the reason why they are still there, they simply take up space. I am only allowed to use so many trash bags per week to get rid of my trash.  So I keep compiling an excess of cardboard and it’s becoming difficult to get rid of it.

My solution is to get yourself a very nice knife.  You can also get a high end pair of scissors as well.  You then need to set aside some time to cut all the corners which are kept to gether with tape and then fold the boxes into the most compact form possible. To fit in trash cans I suggest having each section be no wider than 12 inches and no longer then 24 inches.  This allows you  to stack to section per most trash bags and create many sections of width.  Make sure you tools that you chose have very comfortable handles which are more rounded instead of square so your hands do not blister due to the repeated movements in which they will be forced to do.  The pressure on your hands creates friction which can lead to injuries quickly. So choose wise high end tools and be efficient when throwing out your cardboard.

Pandemic and Trash

Unexpected consequences are an outlier that must be addressed for every action to take.  This year there are more of them being found that will impact the American Economy for years.  The trickle down of the economy is going to be a huge unexpected consequence but there are other more subtle issues that have occurred due to the change in policy from Federal and Local Governments across the country.  One area I have recently noticed that will somehow take its toll on our society is the vast amount of extra shipping that has occured due to the stay at home orders being put in place.  Most of the country is unable to leave their homes except for essential or emergency purposes. This has caused online shopping and the use of shipping boxes to sky rocket. 

What does this look like for the average homeowner in America?  I can personally open my garage and see a stack of cardboard boxes 10x10 feet in the garage and stacked 3 feet high.  In all honesty it is truly mind boggling.  We have never purchased so many things online in our lives.  The quantity is alarming for us.

Why are we doing it? We are finding that going to a grocery store has lots of risks to it.  One there is the legal risk of being pulled over for and having our rights violated due to the unconstitutional stay at home order.  It has given police the right to pull anyone over for zero reason.  This defines multiple rights and is a dangerous situation because if I refuse to allow my rights to be violated I may be killed due to lack of training and understanding from inept or corrupt police. It was funny until today a New York mayor just ordered the specific arrest of Jewish citizens to be arrested for gathering outside their homes.  It is no longer safe and no longer free to be an American.

Getting back to what we will do with all those shipping boxes in our garage and why we have kept them.  The reason is I don’t know how to dispose of so many.  Our trash only allows us to get rid of so many bags of trash per week and cardboard boxes even when cut down and folded take up so much space.  They also destroy the bags we are required to use due to their sharp edges.  So we are now creating a growing pile of trash that will not be disposed of any time soon.  Soon this unexpected consequence will bog down another industry in our economy, the trash collectors.