On the way to Christmas: What if we opted for second -hand gifts?
Christmas gifts, the long -awaited time of all.They are synonymous with sharing, joy but also overconsumption.Second -hand gifts are a green solution, which avoids waste while being economical.According to a 2021 study and carried out on 2,000 Americans, almost half (49%) were considering offering a second -hand gift to their loved ones.A habit that takes more and more: the second -hand market represented just over 7 billion euros in 2020.
If you want to offer clothes to your loved ones, you have to keep in mind that the textile industry is one of the most gourmet in water, because it is the third industry that consumes the most: according to ADEME, 4%drinking water in the world would be used for the production of textiles.Clothes also represent a large part of waste in the world because, still according to "fashion without above" of Ademe, 4 million tonnes of textiles are thrown in Europe each year.
This is why thrift stores can be a good alternative.There are also brand thrills, for those who want to rhyme ecology with luxury.
The reconditioned high-tech has trouble taking
To please lovers of decoration and furnishings, it is possible to find deposits-sales specialized in used objects.Emmaüs shops are not to be overlooked: there are clothes, furniture, decoration...And they make it possible to contribute to a solidarity Christmas.Garage sale can also allow you to find a nugget at a lower price and avoiding it to go to the dumpster.
Among the most popular gifts in this period, we find high-tech products: video games, consoles, TV, headphones...According to a GFK study in 2017, we found the smartphone in first place of Christmas High-Tech gifts.However, a majority of French people do not think "probably" not to offer a reconditioned phone (29%) and 32% would not offer "absolutely not".A habit that has trouble taking it while several websites are now specialized in the sale of reconditioned products.Emmaüs also has specialized high-tech stores.
A second life for toys
Finally, for children too, the second hand is also permitted.The toy sector achieves 55% of its turnover during the third quarter, boosted by the holiday season.According to ADEME, toys represent 100,000 tonnes of waste per year, mainly after the Christmas period, including a large part of plastic, new children's toys are often overwound, in different layers of plastic.
Others end quickly at the bottom of the closet before being thrown away.To counter these bad habits, there are physical shops like Emmaüs or "Let's go back to our sheep" in Saint-Cannat.There are also sites and applications that specialize in the resale of used toys.This is particularly the case of Laura Bos, a resident of Bouc-Bel-Air, who launched her toy resale site: Lady Cocotte.
With all these options, put responsible gifts under the Christmas tree becomes child's play.
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