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Think of all those things that are collecting dust in your attic, garage, cupboards or bookshelves, under used and under loved…

Stepladders to tents, party shoes to old travel guides: we buy so many things to use just once or twice; to think that your friends and neighbours are scouring the shops for identical things, only to be left to the same rarely used fate as yours! It’s madness.

12mins 

the time that the average drill is used for in its life [1]

Open your Ali Baba’s Cave and share those little used treasures with your friends, neighbours and colleagues.

Why?

Building communities and trust

Sharing things is good - isn’t that what we tell our kids? Whether it is with your friends, neighbours, or classmates, sharing is a great way of starting conversations and building trust, essentially strengthening your community.

Climate change

One of those natural resources is fossil fuel. It’s used in almost every stage of making things, from extraction of raw materials to transporting the finished goods, releasing tonnes of carbon dioxide in the process.

Natural resources

One way or another, everything we buy comes from the earth. But we only have one earth, and its resources are finite. Our current consumption habits are so unsustainable that if everyone were to live like us in the UK we’d need three planets to support us.

It doesn’t take a genius to realise that that’s not possible.

99%

of what we buy is thrown away within 6 months.[2]

By lending, loaning and borrowing more of our things, we can readjust the balance and reduce the strain on our limited natural resources.

Money

Borrowing instead of buying has obvious financial rewards, but lending and sharing can be equally kind on the wallet when you use one of the many clever person-to-person rental systems that help you earn an income from lending your things. 

How?

If you’re lending or loaning to a friend and you know what they want then it’s simple – just hand it over. But if you’re branching out a bit wider, then here are a few places that can help you:

Lend everyday objects: Ecomodo will take the hassle out of loaning anything, from shovels to iPads, suitcases to drills.

Rent your car: WhipCar turns your car into a rental car, so that it fills your bank account instead of draining it. With insurance all included, it couldn’t be simpler.

 

[1] Ecomodo

[2] Story of Stuff