Don't consume, recycle

Somehow I am unforgiving with the gadget frenzy.
It's not that there isn't food, it's that people can't afford it.
It's not that there isn't stuff, but we insist on consuming beyond our means.
Last years gadgets are out there, already unused in abundance, possibly in dumps.
Same with clothes, and furniture....

Do you believe memories are recyclable?
What about sentimental memorabilia?
This type of attachment warrants us little to no credit.
Yet the current culture of poke and throw away is penetrating human relations in a most frightening way.

Can we reuse someone's old shoes and remember how they reached their first peak?
Perhaps we can bequeath insights?
Maybe that's what stories and books are for?