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Customer getting store credit from retailers

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Here’s how easy it is to get store credit for your used gear at Lululemon, Urban Outfitters, and 11 other major retailers

Best Buy trade-in calculator

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Best Buy’s ‘trade-in calculator’ will tell you how much cash you can make by selling your old electronics

Madewell, recycle your old jeans

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Madewell’s denim recycling program can help you get big discounts on jeans

Old phones planned obsolescence

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What is ‘planned obsolescence?’ How this dubious business strategy can cost you over $50,000

IKEA buy back old and used furniture

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IKEA wants to pay you to take back your old and used furniture — here’s how to try it

Folding thredUP. Secondhand clothing company will pay you to 'clean out your closet'

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This secondhand clothing company will pay you to ‘clean out your closet’

Climate change stories, How to talk about climate change

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Here’s how to talk about our changing climate with family and friends during the holidays

This shoe company lets you 'sell' used sneakers

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This shoe company lets you ‘sell’ used sneakers for store credit

Recycle your old underwear

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This clothing company will ‘pay’ you to recycle your old underwear

Kroger and Loop team up to bring zero-waste shopping mainstream

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Largest US grocery store chain pioneers zero-waste shopping program: ‘Another big step’