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August 4, 2021 03:28 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/f9tARP9Ftxo/amazon-to-cut-waste-following-backlash-over-the-destruction-of-unused-products
Amazon To Cut Waste Following Backlash Over the Destruction of Unused Products
Amazon has launched two programs as part of an effort to give products a second life when they get returned to businesses that sell items on its platform or fail to get sold in the first place. From a report: The so-called Fulfilment by Amazon programs, announced in a blog post on Wednesday, will help to build a circular economy, the company said. It comes less than two months after British broadcaster ITV reported that Amazon was destroying millions of items of unsold stock at one of its 24 U.K. warehouses every year, including smart TVs, laptops, drones and hairdryers. The online giant was sharply criticized by U.K. lawmakers and environmental campaigners at the time and Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to look into the allegations. In a blog post on June 28, Greenpeace said ITV's investigation showed it was clear Amazon "works with within a business model built on greed and speed." The group also described the environmental and human cost of Amazon's wastefulness as "staggering."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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