the way of the future ?

As I write this, work is underway in my neighbourhood to prepare a house for demolition. A house that is in great condition, with mature trees and, before it sold, pretty landscaping. Unfortunately, a developer bought the house and deemed it way to small for today's family and, of course, (note: extreme sarcasm!) it has to be torn down. It will be replaced by a very large house that will stick out like a sort thumb and will not be in keeping with the neighbourhood, which is largely comprised of wartime homes.

It's likely that many of the useable parts (building materials, light fixtures, doors, windows...) of this house will be tossed in the trash, simply because sorting costs time and money.

And, sadly, this appears to be the trend. A throw-away society, on a much larger scale.