The Second Hand Effect

Fuelling the circular economy

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The Second Hand Effect 2022 Report

Every time you choose to buy a used item instead of something new, you’re not only saving money, but also making a choice that helps the environment.

At Adevinta, we are at the heart of the second-hand economy. We are leading the shift away from ‘linear consumption’, where we buy something new and then
dispose of it, to a more circular consumption, where we keep products and materials in continuous use by repairing, reusing and recycling. Adevinta makes it easy for people to reuse things. We call it the Second Hand Effect. Read more about it in our report.

Potential savings for plastic, steel and aluminium

This is what you can potentially manufacture with this volume of raw materials - 2022

1.5 million tonnes Plastic
This is what you can potentially manufacture with this volume of raw materials
28 billion 2L PET bottles
or
91 million plastic waste bins
9.1 million tonnes Steel
That is enough to make
1,247 Eiffel towers
or
358 million bikes
0.9 million tonnes Aluminium
That's the same amount of aluminium used to make
62 million cans
or
30 billion cell phones