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by pests 1001 days ago
It's a thing for some.

> first [Canadian] National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day, which resulted in the return of more than two tonnes of unused medications

> The first is inertia: it takes effort to discard something, but no effort to leave it where it is. The second is a natural inclination to keep something that might be useful later on, particularly if future procurement involves inconvenience or expense.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191684/