Share Your Tips and Stories on Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

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Share, Borrow or Rent Tools and Items

Some tools in the house such as the hammer, screwdriver, electric drill, handsaw, ladder and toolbox are not used frequently. If you have these tools, share them with your relatives and friends. If you don’t have the tools, you can ask around and borrow them. By sharing and borrowing, you reduce the need to buy new tools and free up storage space.

You can also borrow or share other items like newspapers, magazines, party decorations, cutlery, kitchen appliances, audiovisual equipment, CDs, DVDs, etc.

Rent Instead of Buying

Renting items is cheaper than buying them, and by reusing an item among several people, it helps to reduce the resources used in its production and packaging, and creates less waste disposal after its use. Why not try the following rental services.

1. Rent home and office furniture:

• Home Essentials
• Lian Huat Leasing
• WTP
• Expats Furniture Rental

2. Rent VCDs and DVDs:

• Hollywoodclicks
• Videohub
• Homepal

3. Rent children toys and baby equipment:

• Rent-A-Toy
• The Toy Rental Club
• Rent That Toy!
• GoGoMummy
• BabyTown
• The Baby Specialist

4. Rent designer bags:

• thatbagiwant
• Be A Fashionista

5. Rent maternity wear and gowns:

• Maternity Exchange
• Just Gowns

There are also rental services for sports equipment, audiovisual equipment, books, electrical appliances, computers and more. So before you buy something, think about whether you should rent it instead.