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.