ECO CHIC

The True Cost of Free Shipping and Returns

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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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