The Amount of Garbage Someone Has Says A Lot About Their Wealth

Mia Hayes
5 min readMar 28, 2022

The trash on my street hides conspicuous consumption

Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels

Massive green bins line the curb like sentries keeping watch over the neighborhood. Handles face outward to assist sanitation collectors and occasionally, a neatly tied plastic bag sits next to an army green can.

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Mia Hayes

40-something trying to live several lifetimes at once. Stay-at-home author, mom, and wife.