After the success of
second hand
clothing
sold online, through the App and in specialized stores,
the circular economy focuses on shopping for fido and kitten.
The costs of maintaining them are felt, the conscience for an environment with less waste also rises and new initiatives for neighborhood exchanges (bartering of accessories for animals between owners), new shelves dedicated to pets in flea markets as well as sites internet and apps that sell them at bargain prices. Since the pandemic, 7.8 million Italians have bought a dog or a cat and now our homes are home to 60.27 million pets (not just dogs and cats, also fish, turtles, birds, hamsters, rabbits and so on). In practice, we all own one and to keep it and make it feel good in our company, we spend more than 2 billion and 300 million euros, as the latest Assalco-Zoomark data attest. In the first year of life, for example, between expenses for vaccines, veterinary, food,Fido toys and accessories cost from 1,707.70 to 2,497.50 euros per year depending on the size. In the following years, the cost is 1,500 euros per year for a medium / small dog and 2,232.20 euros per year for a medium / large dog (2020 data, Federconsumatori National Observatory). Prices also rise and in the year of the pandemic they rose by up to 5%.
To compensate for the rising costs and for greater environmental awareness and love for the circular economy, commercial and voluntary initiatives are increasing to help families save and recycle goods and services purchased for our beloved pets. There is a growing habit of trading or donating accessories between pet owners, often through veterinarians, breeders or boarding houses or through specialized apps for the sale of local goods and services. It has a new category "Animals" (with food, harnesses, aquariums, pet carriers, cages, games, leashes, and products for hygiene and grooming) to rent or trade between private users and specialized shops, the Xtribe App, a platform for e- "neighborhood" commerce.
"Thanks to alternative payment formulas, such as bartering and rental, pet owners can not only earn by exchanging objects that are no longer used, think for example of sedans purchased only during an overseas plane trip that are never used again, but they also favor the circular economy by generating a positive social and environmental impact ”explains Mattia Sistigu, COO of Xtribe.
Numerous internet portals and apps selling and bartering used goods and services now welcome sections and links designed for pets including kennels and expensive bicycle trailers, such as eBay. Also designer collars, leashes, capes and harnesses. And then terrariums, aquariums, cages, fences, houses, scratching posts in excellent condition. Finally, car accessories such as seat belts, baggage slides and cages for large dogs. Sustainability is beginning to appear: Morso, the Italian brand of accessories for dogs and therefore collars, harnesses, leashes and safety belts, with a recognizable design (e.g. carabiner for leashes inspired by mountaineering) has launched products in post consumer, made entirely from used PET bottles,on average, 5 PET bottles were reused for the yarn of each product. There is no shortage of offers of goods and services for pets such as veterinary visits and grooming offered at bargain prices on the internet portals of purchasing groups such as Groupon (which on the site specifies that discounts for dog grooming range from 50 to 70% ).
Finally, new shelves entirely dedicated to the sale of accessories for pets take place in the chains of flea markets scattered around the peninsula, increasingly crowded. You can find everything there. The Mercatopoli chain, for example, offers kennels, houses, pet carriers, litter boxes, terrariums, aquariums and accessories, cages, mats for dogs and cats, scratching posts, pet toys (frisbees, balls, ropes, etc.), leashes, collars and harnesses. , muzzles, bowls, pet seat covers, bicycle trailer, dog pools, grooming items (brushes and clippers), fences and dividers, dog clothing.
