The True Cost of Free Shipping and Returns

ECO CHIC

Cloud10

Natural Sciences, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

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) Thanks to our sponsors today! FactorMeals.com/ecochic50 for 50% off CarawayHome.com/ECO for 10% off Sign up for our biweekly newsletter here!! Sign up for our community spotlight here!! Let's connect - @ecochicpodcast on Instagram + @lauraediez on Tiktok. Email me at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Race the rudder, raise the sales, raise the sales!
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1:06.6	Welcome back to EcoShe. My name is Laura Diaz. It is really nice to have you here today.
1:10.2	The weather is just starting to get a little crispy in Colorado.
1:12.7	So I hope you are having a nice transition into fall. I feel like I've been seeing so much content the last couple of weeks
1:17.7	around like preparing for fall in some way, like getting ready to watch a lot of Gilmore girls
1:23.8	and getting ready for Halloween, getting your home cozy, like getting pajamas for this time
1:30.3	of year, candles, like really setting the mood for fall for cozy season. I feel like I probably
1:36.2	think more often than other people about not just conscious consumption, but conscious purchasing
1:42.1	around like trends. The example of this fall content I just gave maybe a little bit silly,
1:47.3	but like I know that I don't need to buy into these trends of buying new sweaters or
1:52.5	blankets or candles or whatever it is because I have all of that stuff from last fall.
1:58.3	And if you want stuff, I'm not saying like you can't buy stuff because you want it,
2:02.0	but if you are feeling some pressure from outside forces to buy things that you don't really need,
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