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What’s new in the Access Economy? August 2026 updates

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How much do we actually use the things we own? Fresh evidence from six European cities

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What’s new in the Access Economy? July 2026 updates

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What’s new in the Access Economy? June 2026 updates

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Meet Patio: the new software provider helping libraries of things smoothen the lending experience

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What’s new in the Access Economy? May 2026 updates

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How to position your rental offer as a public service: lessons from Library of Things

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What’s new in the Access Economy? April 2026 updates

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How (and why) to turn your local library into a library of things

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Webinar on access over ownership: how London cities and Poppins approach B2C Product-as-a-Service – 27 April 2026

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What’s new in the Access Economy? March 2026 updates

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What’s new in the Access Economy? February 2026 updates

Building a national sharing and rental network in the Netherlands

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What’s new in the Access Economy? January 2026 updates

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Webinar on sharing solutions for sustainable cities – 30 January 2026

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ACCESS Hubs launches to scale access-based consumption across North-West Europe

How borrowing and sharing everyday goods became (almost) as easy as buying this year

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From promise to practice: Five insights shaping the future of the sharing economy

One million people in Lyon are now just 15 minutes from a sharing station

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Circular Lugano, an Ambitious For-Profit Library of Things

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Returning basketball to the streets through sharing 

Multipurpose Sharing Stations: From niche innovation to mainstream urban service – October 15th

Gothenburg’s New Circular and Sharing Economy Fund: A New Model for Cities Across Europe 

Activating Cities: How Sport Sharing Stations Promote Health, Equity, and Urban Vitality

Workshop on Sport Sharing Stations: From pilots to new city services – 5th June 2025

Welcome to the Access Economy – Meetup of 30+ Organisations on the Future of Access

Digital Kiosks publishes Europe’s first market study on sharing stations

Access Economy Alliance launches to advance ‘access economy’ for everyday goods

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The rise of the ‘sharing city’ model