You might not immediately think of a kitchen as an environmental hotspot, but purchasing a pre-loved listing from Rehome can have surprising climate benefits. After all, it’s easy to overlook how labour-intensive making a brand-new kitchen actually is.
Every kitchen needs appliances, fixtures, worktops, cabinets (the list goes on). Each of these components requires different resource extraction, manufacturing processes and eventual transportation across the globe.
Put together, creating a new kitchen pumps out thousands of kilograms of CO₂. While the commercial kitchen manufacturing industry is held to standard by various ecological regulations, buyers can do their bit by choosing an approved used listing.
If you’re ready to learn exactly how much you could help, stay with the UK’s number one Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom outlet for more.
What are the benefits of buying a second-hand kitchen from Rehome?
For every kitchen sold, Rehome buyers and sellers have discovered how easy it is to make environmental savings. On average, each kitchen sold through our platform saves around 3,500 kg of CO₂, which equates to hundreds of trees' worth of carbon storage.
That’s already a huge win. But the impact doesn’t stop there: since launching our sustainability efforts, Rehome buyers have collectively saved over 14 million kilograms of carbon and spared more than 14,000 trees from being chopped down.
We’re experts at championing re-use, but never at the expense of quality.
1. Quality certified
When you buy an approved-used or ex-display kitchen with Rehome, our marketing team will conduct a thorough quality check. We want to guarantee you’re getting a top-quality kitchen that lasts!
Plus, with research suggesting that 1 in 4 kitchens are replaced within four years, Rehome provides an unmissable opportunity for buyers to pay only a fraction of the original price.
2. Affordable luxury
Get top-tier brands, such as Neptune, Tom Howley, Siemens, Miele, and Bosch, for a fraction of the original cost. Many kitchens include high‑end appliances and stone worktops, pantries and dressers.
3. Trustpilot rated ‘Excellent’
Our reviews speak for themselves.
Repeat and first-time Rehome customers have rated us ‘Excellent’, a testament to our incredible team. Reviewers have consistently praised our exceptional customer service, saying we offer ‘excellent quality for a fraction of the cost’. And we do!
4. Planet-friendly
We all want the luxury look for less, and by choosing a second-hand kitchen, you can cut costs and your carbon footprint.
Our process helps divert kitchen units from the waste stream. It’s our mission to support a budget-friendly, eco-conscious approach to home renovations.
Does buying a used kitchen reduce your carbon footprint?
Yes! Did you know that, on average, purchasing a pre-loved kitchen through Rehome saves around 5,000 kg of carbon and the equivalent of 1.9–2 trees? Here are some more ways that buying a reduced kitchen can keep your carbon footprint low:
Minimising waste/landfill impact
Choosing a pre-loved kitchen prevents functional units, worktops, and appliances from being sent to landfills. A single kitchen overhaul typically produces between 1 and 2 tonnes of material, including cabinet wood, worktops, fixtures, and packaging!
So, by choosing an existing kitchen, you're actively keeping that mass out of waste streams.
Reducing manufacturing emissions
Making use of an already perfect kitchen sidesteps all carbon emissions associated with manufacturing (and transporting) a new one.
Producing cabinetry, appliances, and fittings can emit thousands of kilograms of CO₂ (usually from the energy-intensive extraction of raw materials).
Then there’s assembly and distribution to homes around the world! But reusing existing components avoids this entire lifecycle.
Conserving natural resources
Blemishes can be fixed: what can’t be fixed is our planet’s dwindling resources. It’s possible for some used and ex-display kitchens to come with cosmetic damage, either from customers in showrooms or light use in homes.
But with a little elbow grease (or help from a professional), these imperfections will become unnoticeable. Every cabinet and worktop spared means one less tree harvest, metal mined, and stone quarried. It’s a win-win.
Supporting the circular economy
With the world increasingly turning its efforts towards environmental preservation, we’re having to change the way we use products.
Taking a re-use first mindset (especially in the kitchen industry) is how consumers and businesses are aligning with the principles of a circular economy.
What is a "circular economy"?
A ‘circular’ economy is a sustainable system whereby resources can be continually reused, recycled, and renewed.
It marks a massive departure from the traditional ‘take, make, dispose’ approach (AKA, a ‘linear economy’), which has led to worrying issues we’re currently experiencing, like resource scarcity and environmental degradation.
But Rehome is determined to give buyers a better option. We’re proud to be officially B Corp certified, joining the ranks of other household brands like Patagonia and BrewDog.
We were awarded this status for meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability, balancing profit and purpose.
That’s not all: 2023 saw us named Marie Claire’s Sustainable Home & Lifestyle Retailer of the Year, and we’ve also received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.
Rehome is leading a genuine, measurable shift towards a circular, climate-conscious economy, and we couldn’t do it without our loyal buyers and sellers.
Shop for approved-used and ex-display kitchens with Rehome!
Are you ready to live in what’s possible? Creating the kitchen you’ve always wanted at a low cost (both to your budget and the environment) has never been easier.
Every day, we’re helping homeowners take advantage of incredible deals on luxury brands like Eggersmann, Hacker, and John Lewis of Hungerford.
With ex-display kitchens, appliances, and even bathrooms, you can save precious pennies and the environment, all at once.
