Hidden Cameras Expose the Unethical Side of Amazon Returns

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Did you know that when you return items that you bought on Amazon, they don’t actually get put back on the shelf to be resold? So, what happens to Amazon returns? Let’s get into it!

Sources:

[Online Sales During the Holidays]
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/16/the-national-retail-federation-nrf-releases-2019-holiday-sales.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/19/online-returns-this-holiday-season-to-hit-record-41point6-billion.html

[What Happens to Your Online Returns]
https://www.aboutamazon.com/amazon-fulfillment/our-fulfillment-centers/what-happens-when-items-are-returned
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-amazon-returns-1.5753714
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/money/consumer/amazon-liquidation-pallets/291-763b9c64-0b60-4898-857a-119d774b4fa3
https://youtu.be/W1yqcagavfY
https://youtu.be/AHLcrTqRjrA

[Amazon Gets Caught]
https://fortune.com/2018/06/11/amazon-destroying-inventory-germany/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/amazon-france-under-fire-for-destroying-unsold-goods-1.4252787
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/04/france-to-ban-the-destruction-of-unsold-consumer-products
https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/26/news/retail-returns-landfill/index.html

[Atari and Dumpster Diving]
https://youtu.be/NHXK2mKtu20
https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/01/technology/atari-et/index.html
https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/05/inside-the-secret-world-of-gamestop-dumpster-diving

[Waste in Fast Fashion]
https://www.newsweek.com/2016/09/09/old-clothes-fashion-waste-crisis-494824.html

[Planned Obsolescence and E-waste]
https://www.consumersinternational.org/news-resources/blog/posts/built-to-fail-is-planned-obsolescence-really-happening/
https://www.zdnet.com/pictures/how-apple-makes-products-difficult-and-expensive-to-repair/2/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fix-out-product-repairs-get-tougher-new-age-obsolescence-n614916
http://i.unu.edu/media/unu.edu/news/52624/Discarded-Kitchen-Laundry-Bathroom-Equipment-Comprises-Over-Half-of-World-E-waste.pdf
https://www.theverge.com/21309776/record-amount-ewaste-2019-global-report-environment-health
https://youtu.be/toIFN8eR0ro

[Environmental Impact of Online Returns]
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/26/21031855/free-returns-environmental-cost-holiday-online-shopping-amazon
https://fashionunited.uk/news/retail/online-returns-to-reach-5-6-billion-pounds-by-2023/2018121740591

[What Can We Do?]
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275841
https://www.commonobjective.co/article/how-to-reduce-the-high-environmental-impact-of-returns

[Other Sources]
https://youtu.be/Xthi6DOxe0s
https://youtu.be/cnXapYkboRQ
https://youtu.be/uySAes1_eU8
https://youtu.be/vufLW4xOsS4
https://youtu.be/-rhXeVbP3A4
https://youtu.be/8PMasQ2_jRI
https://youtu.be/TXg-ocFHFV8
https://youtu.be/qqueK_t7alQ
https://youtu.be/yzQSpu9-iE0

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