AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Life On Land
KEYWORDS
sharing economy, apps, green living
COUNTRY
Netherlands
DESIGNED BY
Daan Weddepohl, Peerby
WEBSITE
https://www.peerby.com/
PEERBY APP
Peerby is an app that enables you to borrow the things you need from others in your neighborhood.
Why buy when you can borrow? 80% of the things we own are used no more than once a month. Why buy if you can borrow for free? Peerby enables people to borrow the things they need from their neighbours in under 30 minutes. Users post something they want to borrow, and neighbours will get a push notification to which they can respond in a single ?touch. Sharing helps make better use of resources, and also connects people in the neighborhood. At present, Peerby communities are active in the Netherlands, Belgium, London, Berlin and in eight pilot cities in the United States.