Organise a neighbourhood swap week

Tauschen statt wegwerfen: at city scale

Stadtreinigung Leipzig’s Tauschmarkt during European Waste Prevention Week shows how a temporary swap hub can move thousands of items to new homes. The 2023 edition welcomed ~1,130 visitors; the 2022 Stadtbüro pilot reached ~2,400 over six days with goods collected via Wertstoffhöfe.

How to adapt the model

• Partner with your municipal waste service or a community centre for drop-off and sorting.
• Invite residents to bring clean textiles, toys, books, kitchenware, and small furniture.
• Add info corners on circular living: swaps work best as social events, not silent warehouses.

Ongoing swaps in Leipzig

See the project pages for permanent Tauschmarkt locations linked from Tauschmarkt 2023 and Tauschmarkt im Stadtbüro.

Why it matters

Large-scale swap hubs prove that giving goods a second home can move thousands of items in one joyful week.

Source & repost

Solarpunker reposts this pattern for local discovery. Programme: Mein Leipzig schon ich mir: Projekte
· Organiser: Stadtreinigung Leipzig