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Show Notes
There's no such thing as free ... not even two day shipping from Amazon. Today we're discussing a consumer norm we very often forget has environmental and supply chain impacts: free shipping and free returns. We discuss the immediate emissions and packaging waste, of course, but also textile waste - where do our return things truly go?
Resources:
- TEDTalk by Arana Mehta, "Where do your online returns go?"
- Why ‘free’ shipping isn’t free (CNBC)
- Why your online returns may end up in landfill—and what can be done to fix it (Fast Company)
- The unsustainable cost of free returns (Vogue Business)
- Why fashion brands destroy billions’ worth of their own merchandise every year (Vox)
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