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Amazon destroys new goods in large quantities Greenpeace Germany

Amazon is destroying large quantities of new goods

The online trade, especially the market leader Amazon, has large quantities of electronics, clothing, furniture and other goods destroyed - both shopkeepers ...

Online retailing, led by market leader Amazon, is destroying as-new electronics, clothing, furniture and other goods on a grand scale - both in-store and returned items.

A staggering 30 percent of returns in German online retailers are not returned to direct sales, although they are fully functional and often even new. Incredibly, it is cheaper for dealers to hire professional devotees than to repackage the goods or give them away to the needy.

You can read the Frontal21 contribution here - with video: https://www.zdf.de/politik/frontal-21/amazon-vernichtet-tonnenweise-ware-100.html

It should never be worthwhile for companies to destroy usable goods. Join in and stop the waste: https://www.greenpeace.de/stoppt-die-verschwendung

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