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Holiday Shopping Returns Have a High Environmental Cost. Here’s How Consumers Can Help (insideclimatenews.org)
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In the U.S., around 15 percent of purchases made during the holiday season are returned.

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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I think it's time for the corporations to start doing something, anything. Us consumers have done enough, and we can't make any real difference anyway, despite being lied to about that fact for decades.

[-] yessikg 4 points 5 days ago

USAmericans are really addicted to keeping up with the Joneses. It's absolutely unnecessary to return so many clothes

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