No sector is immune to the boom in the second-hand market.
The furniture industry is mobilizing to structure its second-hand market and better track used objects.
Eco-Meubles, the organization collecting the contribution paid during the purchase of a piece of furniture and responsible for managing the end of life of the furniture, wants to involve the general public with “Maison du tri”,
“a label that allows the French to identify the places where they can store the furniture they no longer want
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explains Dominique Mignon, its president.
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Thus sorted, these objects will experience a second life and will be sold, restored or recycled if they cannot find buyers (for mattresses, for example).
"We want to encourage sorting to promote the reuse and restoration of objects,"
says Dominique Mignon.
"The consumer will understand better that the eco-participation that he pays in the store is used for recycling used products
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recognizes the eco-organization.
If 900,000 tonnes of household waste are collected per year, their route
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