Easy returns or more waste: sometimes both! There is a whole industry around handling returns. They often go to the landfills anyway. Sometimes you can get a r

Easy returns or more waste: sometimes both! There is a whole industry around handling returns. They often go to the landfills anyway. Sometimes you can get a refund without having to send something back, because they can’t use it anyway. Most clothing donations go to Africa or get dumped. Recycling can end up in landfills. I still think it makes sense to try to reuse and recycle, but with low expectations about how much good it will do.