‘Tis the season for spring cleaning, and with that can come unnecessary spending and environmental impact. Throwing out items that still work, shipping new purchases to your home, and driving across town for a sale or pickup can really add up.
However, this spring, there’s an app that’s helping Vancouverites declutter as greenly as possible. Karrot, an app already loved in Toronto, is growing on the West Coast, and it’s changing the ways users buy and sell items.
Here’s what Karrot is all about and what makes it stand out from the crowd.
A circular economy
A circular economy is an economic model that keeps products and materials instead of throwing them away. Consider it the pinnacle of reduce, reuse, recycle — and it’s Karrot’s main goal.
With Karrot, users can take photos of items to sell and let the app take it from there. It’ll auto-fill a competitive price and description, taking it from a photo to a for-sale listing in 30 seconds.
Plus, anything you buy or sell means it’s not ending up in a landfill quite yet, and that in itself is a win!
Keeping it in the community
Karrot users can easily verify their location and phone number while utilizing an additional ID verification setting to ensure they’re dealing with real people — not bots or scammers!
This ensures that every Karrot user is verified and local, inspiring a more trusting environment and cutting back on the CO2 emissions of buying and selling things that need to travel a great distance.
Earth Month extras
This April, in celebration of Earth Month, Karrot is launching their Spring Into Secondhand campaign. They’ve partnered with Trees for the Future, an internationally recognized non-profit committed to restoring degraded land and fighting deforestation through tree planting.
For every post made on Karrot during April, $1 will be donated to Trees for the Future to support their Forest Garden Approach, which aims to end poverty and hunger by training farmers in regenerative agriculture. By simply decluttering, you’ll help Karrot help the environment.
Plus, there will be in-app events throughout the month where users can participate to win prizes.
If spring cleaning is on your to-do list or you want to buy something for your home without breaking the bank, download Karrot now and start seeing savings near you!
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Kendall Bistretzan
Branded Content Writer
Kendall Bistretzan is a Calgary-based writer, reporter, and coffee enthusiast. In her spare time, she loves to read, have dinner with friends, and sing in her car. She is currently querying her debut fiction novel. You can find her on Instagram @kendallbistwrites.
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