We all have too much. Minimalist living is not in the forecast for America. Now that a new year has begun, do we need to keep holding on?

In a local counseling class, attendees are asked to choose one word to live by for the new year instead of a lengthy resolution. I chose recycling as my mantra for 2022. Since recycling programs for disposables are non-existent in our community, I want to shift ownership of usable stored items as my type of recycling.

Recycling is the word, is the word, is the word, have you heard? College Hill uses “Warmth for Winter” to recycle unused outerwear, and we can...