According to the findings of a global survey conducted with affluent consumers in the first quarter of 2024, about 35 percent of consumers aged between 18 and 39 thought buying second-hand goods to be very sustainable and environmentally-friendly. This sentiment was shared by a similar proportion of persons aged 40 and over.
How sustainable/environmentally friendly do you think buying goods second-hand is?
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Altiant. (April 1, 2024). How sustainable/environmentally friendly do you think buying goods second-hand is? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310274/consumer-opinion-secondhand-goods-sustainability-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Altiant. "How Sustainable/Environmentally Friendly Do You Think Buying Goods Second-hand Is?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310274/consumer-opinion-secondhand-goods-sustainability-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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