Recycling

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – these are the three R’s of recycling and the foundation for environmentally sound consumer behaviour. This means reducing waste, reusing raw materials and recycling correctly. We are happy to show you where you can find second hand items instead of buying new.

What can you do?

Brockenhaus:

• The “Brocki” is the most popular place to find used clothing, books, furniture, household goods, electronics and much more. One can find a Brockenhaus in almost every city in Switzerland (eg, the Salvation Army or the Blue Cross).

revendo:

• At revendo you can buy used and upgraded mobile phones and other electronic products online or in a shop. You will be surprised how many new products you will find there!

Sharely:

• On Sharely’s rental platform you can rent everyday items straight from your own neighborhood – be it a drill, a fruit press or a bicycle. Particularly for those items that are used only a few minutes a year and then placed back in the cupboard, renting instead of buying makes sense. A similar platform is Pumpipumpe, currently available throughout Switzerland.

Public bookcase:

• Once purchased, most books are threatened with a dusty existence on a bookshelf. But there’s a better alternative. You can acquire books from a public bookcase for free; and later return them to provide another with reading pleasure.

Bike and ski exchange:

• At a bike or ski exchange you can purchase used bikes and winter sports equipment for a nominal fee. To find out when and where the exchanges take place, visit pro-velo.ch or skiboerse.org.

Additional Information

The production of clothing, furniture and tools contributes significantly to the total carbon footprint. For example, a study commissioned by the Otto Group found that production and transport of a T-shirt is responsible for nearly a third of environmental impacts, with around 3 kg CO₂ emissions. Furthermore, today’s clothing and textile industry leans toward «fast fashion», which is marketed and often purchased season after season. As a result, the average German citizen ‘gives off’ around 200 kg of CO₂ emissions per year by way of clothing purchases. Needless to say, you can reduce CO₂ emissions by switching to second-hand clothes. Of course the same applies to any articles of daily use that are bought second-hand as opposed to new.

Questions about Climate Action?

Climate telephone

Do you have specific questions regarding climate action? Phone our climate experts, Bosco & Co, from 17:00 to 19:00 and Fridays from 12:00 to 17:00.

Tel.: 052 203 02 32

E-Mail

No time to telephone? No problem. Kindly send us an email at: klimafragen@myblueplanet.ch

Bosco Büeler

Bosco has decades of experience in architecture, building biology, climate protection and mobility. As co-founder of myblueplanet, and an active climate protector, is he our go-to expert for specific approaches pertaining the climate crisis.

Mehr über Bosco

• 1952 geboren in Flawil SG, Vater von drei Söhnen und neben vier Berufsabschlüssen seit Jahrzenten als Architekt und Baubiologe tätig
• Gastvorleser und Berater bei diversen Bauprojekten in 20 verschiedenen Ländern
• Tätig für mehrere Projekte im humanitären Bereich im Auftrag der Schweizer Regierung
• Mitgründer von mehreren Schweizer Organisationen: Schweizerisches Institut für Baubiologie (heute baubioswiss), Genossenschaft Information Baubiologie
• Generalsekretär der Baubiologie-Weltorganisation
• Konzeptleiter beim Neubau des Bundesamtes für Statistiken in Neuenburg (1991)
• Projektleiter/Mitarbeiter bei 200 weiteren Architekturprojekten
• Mitbegründer der Auto Teilet Genossenschaft (ATG), heute in neuer Form als Carsharing-Unternehmen Mobility bekannt
• Mitbegründer von myblueplanet
• Aktuell konzentrieren sich seine Tätigkeiten auf Expertisen im Bau- und Energiesektor und einige Dozententätigkeiten

Die Baubiologie wendet konsequent ökologische und gesundheitsverträgliche Methoden an im Bereich Architektur und Bau und hat sich in den letzten 30 Jahren zu einer komplett neuen Branche entwickelt. Dabei sind hunderte Firmen und tausende von Arbeitsplätzen entstanden. Bosco war selber bei dutzenden von Firmen Berater. Seit 1992 ist die Baubiologie eine Ausbildung mit eidgenössisch anerkanntem Fachausweis.