Borrowing instead of buying is quietly changing how Malaysians equip their homes. Tool libraries, where members pay a small yearly fee and borrow drills, ladders and sewing machines, have opened in several towns. Members say a drill is used for only a few minutes in its whole life, so owning one makes little sense. The libraries also cut clutter and keep usable equipment out of landfills. Waiting lists at some branches are now weeks long.

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