In the Dutch capital Amsterdam, there is a clothing “library” from which anyone can rent clothes, and the price varies from 25 cents to several euros per day. Once the busy ones are returned, they are washed before resuming their places on the racks.
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Just like in a regular library, users must first register. The “Library” already has 6 thousand registered users. It also has its own online store, as well as collection and delivery points in other Dutch cities.
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The UN claims that the average person buys 60% more clothes than 15 years ago. And it keeps them for a much shorter time. Every second, the equivalent of a truckload of clothes is burned or dumped in landfills around the world.
You can learn exactly how the “library” works and what those who use it think about it in this Deutsche Welle video.
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