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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Sarah Lumley

Nearly half of Brits shopping more sustainably amid rising cost of living, study finds

Sustainable shopping is here to stay as the rising cost of living impacts the nation’s spending habits.

A poll of 2,000 adults found almost half (47%) are now choosing more sustainable ways to shop compared to last year – giving rise to the “recommerce economy” of recycling, renting, reusing, and reselling.

And 85% of those who have chosen to rent items, rather than buying new, have done so at least once in the past 12 months.

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