Used goods' deals curb emission

OLX explained how purchases of second-hand products have lowered carbon emissions

In a bid to spread the message of environment protection, online trading platform OLX explained how purchases of second-hand products, ranging from mobile phones to cars, have lowered carbon emissions.

In a report prepared by OLX and the Centre for Environment Education, transactions on OLX India saved 6.6 million tonnes (mt) of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2016-17, equivalent to half of Delhi’s transport sector’s annual carbon footprint. It is also equivalent to the CO2 emissions that 10.5 million teak trees, which are chopped for premium wood, absorb in their lifetime, and equal to emissions curbed by the Delhi Metro