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Amazon is the subject of strong criticism to destroy every year millions of unsold products. In an attempt to redeem an image, the American giant has now decided that he would give his unsold rather than destroy them, but beware that does not affect all countries, nor all products.
At the beginning of the year, a report from our colleagues at M6 revealed that Amazon is destroying three million completely new products every year! Shirts, mobile phones, bicycles and sports shoes, and articles that have been systematically thrown away if they have not been sold.
Following the success of an online petition, Amazon has finally decided to react. As of September 1, third-party sellers, that is to say, those who store their products in Amazon's warehouses, will be able to choose, if they can not sell them, to get rid of them. donating to charitable organizations.
Amazon's generosity has its limits
And beware, the generosity of Amazon has limitations since the American giant will not donate its products but only those offered for sale by its third party sellers. Another weak point of this program is that it will only enter into force in the United States and the United Kingdom.
In France, the revelation of these massive destructions had angered Secretary of State for the Transition of the Environment Brown Poirson. A law prohibiting this mess should see the light of day at the beginning of 2020.