"New Year, New Me" doesn't have to mean "New stuff"
"NEW YEAR, NEW ME" DOESN'T NEED TO MEAN NEW STUFF
79% of adults believe that as a country we buy too much stuff - and every new item we buy comes with a cost to our wallet and the environment too.
But the new year offers a perfect time to make a change. Buy Nothing New Month encourages people to save their pennies - and the planet - by making small changes to their buying habits, such as resisting or buying preloved and finding innovative ways to reuse, repair or rehome things that might have been destined for the bin.
So why not make Buy Nothing New Month your New Year's resolution? Join us by clicking the link below to sign up - and we'll share weekly tips throughout January to help you waste less and look after your pennies!
GIVE AND GET – LET'S REDUCE WASTE
Did you know that around a third of our food in the UK is never eaten, and half of the clothes in our wardrobes are never worn?
Olio is the local sharing app that beats waste by helping people give and get household items and food within their local community. That way, we can take better care of the planet, and one another.
With over 4 million Olio-ers in the UK and 160k tonnes of CO2 emissions saved, Olio’s model of circular living makes it easy for us all to help one another, build communities, and beat waste for good.
Embrace Buy Nothing New Month by downloading the app and sharing your unwanted items with others in your area – or getting preloved items off other local people instead of buying new. It takes less than 2 minutes to share an item and most get snapped up within less than 4 hours!
If you're taking part, we'd love to hear about all the things you're repairing, reusing and rehoming this Buy Nothing New Month. Keep us updated on your Buy Nothing New Month progress on social media, by tagging us @KeepBritainTidy and using the #BuyNothingNewMonth hashtag.
