{"id":156139,"date":"2019-08-15T17:08:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T09:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1800104\/"},"modified":"2019-08-15T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T09:08:36","slug":"amazon-to-donate-unsold-products-instead-of-trashing-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/15\/amazon-to-donate-unsold-products-instead-of-trashing-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon to Donate Unsold Products Instead of Trashing Them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amazon is launching a new donation program<\/a> for third-party sellers in the US and UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting next month, the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) Donations scheme will be the default option for independent sellers looking to dispose of excess or returned products stored in Amazon warehouses.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We know getting products into the hands of those who need them transforms lives and strengthens local communities,” Alice Shobe, director of Amazon in the Community, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are delighted to extend this program to sellers who use our fulfillment services,” she added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Items will be distributed in the US through Good360, which works with retailers to source products and distribute them through a network of nonprofits.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the UK, Amazon is teaming with charities like Newlife, Salvation Army, and Barnardo’s.<\/span><\/p>\n

“At Amazon, the vast majority of returned products are resold to other customers or liquidators, returned to suppliers, or donated to charitable organizations, depending on their condition,” a company spokesperson told CNBC<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Merchants can choose to opt out of the new donation service. Though it won’t do anything for their public image.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent reports suggest<\/a> Amazon warehouses in Britain and France routinely trash unsold products: One facility allegedly sent 293,000 items to a local dump over a nine-month period.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This program will reduce the number of products sent to landfills and instead help those in need,” according to an Amazon email announcement, published by CNBC.<\/span><\/p>\n

FBA Donations is the company’s latest attempt to cut down on waste. It recently revealed new fines<\/a> for sellers who ship products in oversized boxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early this year, the firm announced<\/a> a short-term goal to reach 50 percent zero carbon shipments by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n

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