A few days ago, the US technology media "Business Insider" (Business Insider) broke the news that in the past two years, Amazon has destroyed millions of products . Whether it’s a new laptop, light fixture, or keyboard, when they become slow-moving items, they’re thrown into the trash by Amazon.

Business Insider also said it has a 120-page internal Amazon checklist of the extent of destruction of each shipment. According to the list , Amazon has destroyed 1,840 tons of new grocery items in Germany in the past year and a half .

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According to a report from Business Insider, an Amazon insider said (witnessing the destruction of brand new items): " Amazon's item destruction is not pallet by pallet, but truck by truck . "

Responding to Business Insider's allegations, a spokeswoman said the word "destruction" was incorrectly used. Every year, less than 1% of Amazon's products are discarded or recycled . More than half of the products Amazon sells come from third-party sellers, and it is the third-party sellers who can decide where the items go. Additionally, Amazon's take on products that are legally sold or donated is recycling, and the company is offering this recycling rate.

Business Insider researchers say it is cheaper for Amazon to destroy goods than to donate them . Because donated goods are subject to tax.

In addition, the researchers also said that because Amazon's behavior did not attract criticism from American politicians, it led to more rampant destruction of brand new products. On the other hand, the US Environmental Protection Agency's "no fines for illegal destruction of goods" also contributed to Amazon's arbitrary destruction of goods.

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