Buying second-hand stuff is good for the planet

My box of stuff – where else would you find a pair of perfectly good jodhpurs and assorted horse stuff for $12?
Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to a clearing sale in Little River. Clearing sales are basically farm garage sales, except the items are auctioned off. Usually the items are just boxes of stuff.

I love second-hand stuff. Mostly, it's cheap, in pretty good condition and sometimes the item is difficult to find elsewhere.

Plus, buying second-hand stuff is good for the planet. What happens when we continually buy brand-new things is we throw perfectly good items out. These items fill our landfills, which can pollute the local environment by contaminating water, harbouring diseases and generating methane (which is a greenhouse gas responsible for climate change). At the very least, landfills are unsightly and living close to one would be very noisy and unpleasant.

If you're still not sold on buying second-hand stuff, you will be when you find some real "gems" for a decent price.