Singapore Recommerce Directory
What is Recommerce?
Visa defines Recommerce as a regenerative way to buy, reuse, and share goods and services. It encompasses various business models that prioritise extending product lifespans and reducing waste.
This directory dives deep into the six key pillars of Recommerce, providing you with resources and information on:
1. Resale: Find platforms and stores specialising in buying and selling pre-owned goods.
| Business | Category | Description | Website |
| Carousell | General |
Carousell, a popular online marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of pre-owned goods, extending product lifespans and reducing waste in the circular economy |
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| Reebelo | Electronics | Reebelo facilitates the buying and selling of refurbished electronics in Singapore, extending product lifespans and promoting a circular economy for tech. | https://reebelo.sg/ |
| CompAsia | Electronics | Specializes in refurbishing electronic devices like smartphones and laptops. | https://compasia.sg/ |
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REFASH |
Clothing | REFASH breathes new life into clothes by facilitating resale, keeping them out of landfills and promoting a circular fashion economy. | https://refash.sg/ |
| Thyrft | Books and Clothing |
Thryft, a Singaporean online thrift store, breathes new life into pre-loved books and clothes, promoting sustainability through resale. |
https://thryft.asia/ |
| Cloop |
Clothing |
Cloop is a Singaporean circular fashion enterprise that helps reduce clothing waste by providing solutions for pre-loved clothes and promoting sustainable shopping alternatives. |
https://cloop.sg/ |
| The Fashion Pulpit | Clothing | The Fashion Pulpit is a Singapore-based social enterprise promoting sustainable fashion by allowing customers to swap clothes, buy pre-loved items, and reduce textile waste. | https://www.thefashionpulpit.com/ |
2. Repair: Discover repair services and workshops that extend the life of your belongings.
| Name | Category | Description | Website |
| Repair Kopitiam | Electronics | Repair Kopitiam tackles Singapore's waste problem by empowering communities to fix broken items, fostering a circular economy through repair instead of replacement. | https://repairkopitiam.sg/ |
| mend.sg | Electronics | mend.sg offers affordable and convenient solutions for fixing electronics at home, promoting a longer lifespan for your devices. | https://mend.sg/ |
| Decathlon Second Life Programme | Sporting Goods | Decathlon's Second Life program offers Singaporean customers a chance to buy refurbished and returned sporting goods at lower prices, extending product lifespans and diverting them from landfills. | |
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Stik N' Grip Rubber Co. |
Sporting Goods | Extends the lifespan of climbing shoes in Singapore by offering repair and resolement services | https://www.stikngrip.com/ |
3. Rental: Access a growing range of products you can rent instead of buying, saving space and resources.
| Business | Category | Description | Website |
| BlueSG Car Sharing | Transport | BlueSG keeps Singapore's roads greener by offering electric car rentals you can return anywhere, promoting a circular transportation system. | https://www.bluesg.com.sg/ |
| Rentadella | Clothing | A fashion rental service that allows customers to rent high-end fashion items, reducing the need for purchasing new clothing and promoting a circular fashion economy. | https://rentadella.com/ |
| Style Theory | Clothing | Offers a subscription-based service for renting designer clothes and bags, allowing customers to access a rotating wardrobe of high-end fashion without the need to purchase items outright. | https://www.styletheory.co/ |
4. Refill: Explore options for refilling everyday products, minimising single-use plastic waste.
| Business Name | Description | Website |
| Ecoworks | EcoWorks' refilling service promotes a circular economy in Singapore by offering refillable cleaning products, reducing single-use plastic waste and encouraging the reuse of existing containers. | https://www.ecoworks.sg/ |
| The Social Space | The Social Space Refillery combats plastic waste by offering refillable household products, promoting a circular economy in Singapore. | |
| Unpackt | Unpackt champions zero-waste shopping in Singapore by offering package-free groceries, promoting a circular resource flow. | https://unpackt.com.sg/ |
5. Return: Learn about take-back programs that responsibly manage end-of-life products.
| Business Name | Description | Website |
| Decathlon Buy Back Programme | Decathlon Singapore breathes new life into pre-loved Decathlon bicycles! Their Buy Back Programme lets you trade-in your used Decathlon bike for a store gift card, ensuring it gets refurbished and finds a happy new owner, all while promoting sustainability. | https://www.decathlon.sg/s/buy-back |
6. Redistribute: Find charities and organisations accepting donations of unwanted items.
| Business Name | Description |
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| Food Bank SG | The Food Bank Singapore, a registered charity, collects excess food from donors and redistributes it to beneficiaries in need, aiming to eradicate food insecurity in Singapore | https://foodbank.sg/deposit-food/individual-donors/ |
While Visa's Recommerce focuses on extending the life of existing products, we've expanded our directory to encompass a crucial aspect of the circular economy: Repurpose!
7. Repurpose
Repurpose focuses on giving new life to waste materials by transforming them into valuable and functional products. It involves diverting waste from landfills and promoting resource recovery through creative design and innovative processing techniques. Repurposing reduces reliance on virgin materials, lowers environmental impact, and promotes a more sustainable future.
| Business | Category | Description | Website |
| MoNo SG | Food | Mono.sg is a Singapore-based social enterprise that fights food waste by redistributing near-expiry food at discounted prices, promoting a more sustainable lifestyle. | https://www.mono.sg/ |
| UglyFood | Food | Combats food waste in Singapore by offering "ugly" but perfectly edible fruits and vegetables at lower costs. This repurposes wasted produce and redistributes it to consumers who appreciate a more sustainable food system. | https://uglyfoodco.com/ |
| treatsure | Food | This innovative app tackles food waste in Singapore by connecting businesses with surplus food to everyday consumers. Redistribute leftover food from buffets and groceries, saving money and reducing food waste! | https://www.treatsure.co/ |
| Plastify | Plastic | Upcycles post-consumer plastic waste into new, useful items and educates the community on recycling and sustainability | https://www.plastify.sg/ |
| Semula Asia | Plastic | Transforms plastic waste into beautiful and sustainable products | |
| Rajoet | Plastic | Handcrafts beautiful and sustainable handbags in Singapore using recycled plastic waste | https://rajoet.co/ |
| RefindSG | Glass | Refind transforms discarded glass bottles into functional and artistic products through a blend of traditional and modern glass-making techniques. | |
| CREUSE | Wood | Upcycles reclaimed wood and offcuts into unique pieces | https://www.creuse.sg/ |
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Arthur Zaaro |
Wood | Specialises in crafting sustainable, high-quality wooden products from locally sourced urban wood. | https://arthurzaaro.com/ |
| Roger & Sons' The Local Tree Project | Wood | Rescues felled urban trees, transforming them into beautiful new furniture, reducing waste and honoring Singapore's heritage | |
| Muta Wear | Textiles | Designs and handcrafts unique clothing and accessories in Singapore using upcycled textiles | https://mutawear.com/ |
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Alt.native |
Textiles | Connecting consumers with tailors for alterations, repairs, and refashioning, promoting garment longevity and reducing textile waste. | https://www.altnative.co/ |
| Commenhers | Textiles | Upcycling textile waste into unique, retail-ready products | https://commenhers.com/ |
| UNUSUALFELINES | Textiles | Handcrafts functional and stylish bags in Singapore using repurposed and upcycled fabrics | https://www.unusual-felines.com/ |
| Zero Waste Packaging Initiative | Packaging | Give used packaging a second life | |
| My Naked Bar | Packaging | Combats single-use packaging by offering soap refills in repurposed milk cartons |