Sustainability

What reuse adds up to

Every listing that finds a second home avoids a new product being manufactured. Here is what the Uhmuse community has kept in circulation.

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Items reused

Listings that found a second home

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Trees saved

Based on avoided raw timber demand

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CO₂ reduced

Versus buying the same items new

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Waste diverted

Kept out of landfill this year

Reuse beats recycling

Recycling still spends energy breaking things down. Reusing an item as-is avoids that entirely.

Timber stays standing

A second-hand solid wood table means one less tree felled for a new one.

Landfill avoided

Bulky furniture is among the hardest waste streams to process. Selling it is the cleanest exit.

Add to the count

List something you no longer use, or renovate something someone else gave up on.