Nantes (Loire-Atlantique)
The doors barely open, dozens of people rush into the vast hangar.
Furniture, toys or second-hand clothes are on the shelves.
Lisa, 26, comes once a week to the Ressourcerie de l'île, on the banks of the Loire.
“I furnished my student apartment like this, instead of going to Ikea.
Now, it's really to hunt around and make me happy
, ”breathes the young woman.
Opened in 2010 in Rezé, near Nantes, the building is always full.
215,000 checkouts were recorded last year, for an average basket of 12 euros.
35 employees welcome up to 800 buyers per day.
“At the beginning, there were mainly bargain hunters and people with low incomes,
explains Laurence Roussel, director of the association
.
Now all sections of the population come, either for the price or to consume otherwise.”
The Ressourcerie de l'île collects 850 tonnes of products per year, 80% of which come from donations from individuals (and…
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