In Germany, according to one study, approximately 4% of returns are destroyed. 12 to 16% items are returned in the first place. On the one hand, the resulting o

In Germany, according to one study, approximately 4% of returns are destroyed. 12 to 16% items are returned in the first place. On the one hand, the resulting overall quota is very low, on the other hand that's still a very large number in absolute terms (19 million items). Source: https://www.zeit.de/2019/25/retouren-amazon-onlinehandel-muellproduktion-paketversand https://www.zeit.de/2019/25/retouren-amazon-onlinehandel-mue...