Sharability aims to help people share their infrequently used stuff - go look in your closet or garage to find some examples. Self-storage space available in the US grew seven-fold over the last 25 years, even as new homes became 25% larger during the same period. We are a society of accumulators and landfill contributors, but the costs of consumerism at this scale are steep, both in financial and environmental terms. We think these wasteful ways stem not so much from individuals' limitless desires, but their inability to fulfill them outside of traditional shopping practices.

There are simply not enough convenient and rewarding mechanisms for sharing the utility of privately owned goods with our neighbors. Sharability helps its users save money, conserve natural resources, and strengthen social bonds by facilitating reciprocal exchange relationships within local communities. If you need to hang some pictures on a concrete wall, you shouldn't have to buy a new power drill and bit just to complete this task? Perhaps you could rent them somewhere, but the pricing structures and contractual agreements entailed make "default" retailers like Wal-Mart seem more convenient.

This pervasive economic inefficiency explains why our homes are littered with durable, rarely used tools and recreational equipment. Most of us own lots of idle things, but at present, our respective inventories remain a mystery. This scarcity of information means we really can't think of borrowing as a realistic option and must default to buying instead. Yet, we can't ask people to post lists of such items on their front doors either. Sharability offers more secure mechanisms. Register today to begin participating in safe, meaningful, and productive exchanges with your friends and neighbors.

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