Managing those returns can get costly for retailers, so much so that many returned items are simply thrown out. (via ConversationUS)
of a $50 item by one estimate – and emits carbon dioxide as trucks and planes carry items hundreds of miles. The plastic, paper or cardboard from the return package becomes waste.than initially shipping the item – it has to be unpacked, inspected, repacked and rerouted. That adds more to the cost to the company, especially in a tight labor market. Workers have to manually unpack the items, inspect them and, based on the return reason, decide what will happen next.
If the electric toothbrush can be repaired, the refurbished product is ready to be sold into the consumer market again –Refurbishing returned products helps to achieve a closed-loop supply chain where products are reused rather than disposed of as waste, making the process more sustainable than buying a new item.
Sometimes, however, repairs cost more than the product can be resold for. When it is more expensive to restock or refurbish a product, it may be cheaper for the retailer to throw the item away.If the company can’t resell the shirt or refurbish the electric toothbrush economically, the outlook for these items is grim. Some areIn 2019, about
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