Another reason is the time and stress one goes through when they are in possession of a lot of goods back at home while travelling or moving from one place to another. At its heart, minimalism is about intentionality. Time is a non-renewable resource and more and more people are becoming minimalists in an effort to use it more wisely.
Meanwhile, we were busy thinking about time and money, we benefited the environment in one way or another as well.
Less gadgets being bought helped to have less electronic waste in the landfills which in result helped the environment and also motivated others to buy less and recycle more. Landfills and oceans are filled with plastic, paper, electronic and textile waste. Every item reused, resold and upcycled goes a long way.