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Well, hello my friends and welcome back.

My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 355 of sustainable

minimalists.

On today's show, we are talking goodie bags, we're talking junk culture, and most specifically we're getting into the why. Why do we continue to give junk in little plastic bags despite the fact that our

landfills are full? Our planet is warming and these items that

traditionally come in goodie bags are cheap plastic junk.

Why are we amongst the world's wealthiest comparatively?

Why do we give the least expensive stuff for no good reason?

That's what we're getting to the bottom of today.

Sarah wrote to me and this episode is inspired by her.

She said that she's a mom of three young kids.

She says she's both overwhelmed and frustrated by the excessive amount of toys,

fidgets, gadgets, and other plastic, single-use disposable

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