throw away society

And the bikes, skates, scooters etc that all get left in the garden to rust in the rain - even the newly-bought ones! I bite my tongue! But boy does it bug me!

We wiped down our bikes if we had been out in the rain and stored them in the shed.

I hate it as well.I don't like to see anything go to waste, which is why recycling is good. You can give things away on Freecycle rather than throw them away, and give unwanted things to charity shops.I too keep books and toys for the DGC to play with [that used to belong to our DC.]
I suppose plastic garden toys are ok left out if it rains, but not other things which will spoil or rust.It's a sign of the times, all is disposable, because there is so much more money around.There must be, because the coffee shops ,all hundred of them in my nearest town [ok slight exaggeration there] seem to be bursting with people at all hours downing a coffee priced at £2.50.

I am afraid you are only too right. I just wish I had kept more of the DDs "hard" toys such as lego, duplo, brio train sets , Fisher Price and the "big yellow teapot" as I could have had a stash for the DGSs when they visit. Lack of storage space meant they went to the charity shop eventually but only after many years of happy use by 3 little girls.

No it's not just you. I started a thread not long ago about my disappointment that DD had allowed DGS to spoil the train set we had carefully stored in the loft from when she and her brother were small.
To often it's a case of 'oh well we'll get a new one' SiL is majorly guilty of this. Lawnmower out in all weathers, push bike rusting in garden, yes they do have a shed. It makes DH cringe.

It is not just you- it really upsets me.