experts from companies say you shouldn't return items because it hurts the companies
@drewtoothpaste #Alt4u Why you should avoid online returns, according to the experts
By Leah Kirts, CNN Underscored Updated 1:50 PM EST, Thu December 15, 2022
According to a 2021 survey of 300 retailers, less than half of returned items can be resold at full price and many companies do not have the internal logistics to sort, investigate and repackage returns. ... (Continued)
@drewtoothpaste #Alt4u At best, returns are sold by the pallet to third-party liquidation companies, a chunk of which ends up in landfills. At worst, hundreds of thousands of returned and unused items are purposefully destroyed by giant retailers, including Ulta and Amazon, or they are outsourced by the billions of tons to secondhand markets in the Global South where they choke local markets and clog landfills. ... (Continued)
@drewtoothpaste #Alt4u In an era of climate collapse, economic uncertainty and ongoing supply chain issues, there is an urgent need to reduce consumption and divert waste from polluting the planet through progressive policy-making and collective behavior change. (End)