Teilbar - the sharing app

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Stop buying; start sharing with your community 💚 Sign-ups now open for the closed beta! ➤ teilbar.app 🔗

Community sharing lowers waste Multiple studies of communities that swap, borrow, barter, and trade underused or unwanted items have shown that local sharing contributes to lower waste production, and can have a bigger impact than recycling. Sources: Julsrud, T. E.: "Sustainable sharing in local communities: exploring the role of social capital" for Local Environment v.28, 2024. Sandin, G., Peters, G.M.: "Environmental impact of textile reuse and recycling - A review" for Journal of Cleaner Production 184, 2018.
80% of buyers regret purchases. 4 in 5 Americans regret some of their purchases even when they're well-researched-most often because what they bought was not needed, purchased on impulse, or because they have too much stuff already. Source: IPSOS research report: "Many Americans have experienced buyer's remorse", June 2023.