I assume the thinking is “why look bad when you can look good?” Or a longing for “cleanliness” by just throwing things away. Reminds of a TV show scene where

I assume the thinking is “why look bad when you can look good?” Or a longing for “cleanliness” by just throwing things away. Reminds of a TV show scene where doing the dishes meant using them for target practice. If you have no dishes, there is no dishes to do!