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Environmental Externalities of Secondhand Markets—Based on a Dutch Auctioning Company

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  • Martijn Mak

    (Amsterdam Bureau for Economics, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Reinout Heijungs

    (Department of Operations Analytics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Buying reused products rather than new ones could reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). There are many aspects that can influence whether used products actually cause emissions to increase or decrease. This paper assesses the effects of secondhand markets on GHG emissions by using data on twelve product categories from Troostwijk Auctions, which is a Dutch auctioning company. Data came from a carbon footprint database, survey data and many other sources. The net impact of secondhand trade is calculated by combining existing formulas in the literature and by performing regressions to estimate the values of unknown data. A methodology is proposed to find appropriate assumptions to handle uncertainty of carbon footprints. The main result is that the emission savings due to reuse of almost all products in the analysis are offset because many buyers purchase goods that they would not have bought new. Trade in the vehicles included in this study even adds emissions.

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  • Martijn Mak & Reinout Heijungs, 2022. "Environmental Externalities of Secondhand Markets—Based on a Dutch Auctioning Company," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-25, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:1682-:d:740083
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    1. Pedro Hinojo & David Suárez & Begoña García-Mariñoso, 2022. "Drivers of Consumer Participation in Online Second-Hand Transactions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-13, April.

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