I'll add that the size of the homes has something to do with it. Rich or poor, people with 1960s era split-levels or 1950s ranches simply can't store as much junk as people can in overblown, 10,000 sq ft McMansions.
I've been in some McMansions that are so big, when you go down into an unfinished basement you can see the curvature of the earth. They have piles of well organized stuff here and there that most people would've thrown away, but in those giant basements the stuff is hardly noticed. When they move, they pay their landscaper to throw out their stuff.
trash night go to a neighborhood with upper middle-class money and modest houses, and you'll find their burnt out microwaves, clogged vacuum cleaners and out-of-style patio furniture every time.
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