Indoor Garage Sale

Did You Know...

Garage sales are a win for the seller and the buyer, but perhaps the biggest win goes to the environment. Everything which we use and throw away during our lives has a footprint on the planet. Second-hand shopping is a good solution to help reduce our footprint.

Six Ways Second-hand Shopping is Good for the Environment

1. Reduces Waste; buying something used saves it from the landfill
2. Reduces Pollution; from extraction of raw materials to the manufacturing of products and their transportation and when things end up in a landfill, greenhouse gases are emitted, and chemicals are spread into the environment
3. Saves Natural Resources; buying used decreases the demand to create new items
4. Saves Water; production of new items requires huge quantities of water.
5. Saves Energy; we are reducing our need to use non-renewable energy to make new products, and also saving to ship new items around the world
6. Reduces Packaging; new items are usually wrapped in packaging, while used items will not, which again reduces waste.

The good thing is that we can buy almost anything pre-owned and by doing so, have a huge positive impact on our environment.