All manufactured resources have embedded carbon. If you are buying "stuff" that is already surplus or underused in your organisation- then you are not purchasing sustainably. The sharing economy is booming- eBay (sell) and freecycle (give away) are the Daddies of the sector- but more recently Ecomodo allows householders to rent their goods out to Neighbours. How can this principle be applied to large organisations in an easy way to encourage participation and subsequently resource efficiency? I recently launched a sharing platform for organisations- check it out: www.warp-it.co.uk wasteaction.posterous.com/true-sustainab...ent-dont-buy-stuff-y
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