German Environmental Aid (DUH) is calling on retailers to eliminate promotional days such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday. This will lead to wastage of resources. According to forecasts from the German Trade Association, 5.9 billion euros will be spent on promotional goods on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This happens at the expense of the environment. That’s why DUH federal managing director Barbara Metz is calling for a “Green Friday” with cheap offers to repair faulty appliances rather than encourage people to buy new appliances. DUH appeals to consumers to use functional items for as long as possible and get defective products repaired.
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After days of consumer frenzy According to DUH There is often a flood of returns which get destroyed. There is no restriction on this. “17 million returned items are destroyed in Germany every year,” explains Thomas Fischer, head of circular economy at DUH. He described it as a “display of poverty” that the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Steffi Lemke, failed during her tenure to “introduce an enforceable legal regulation to stop this inexplicable waste of resources.” Was not successful”. Time in office. In his opinion, the next federal government must stop the destruction of returns.
Furthermore, DUH warns against illegally imported products that are purchased through online marketplaces and often do not meet applicable environmental or safety standards. “Especially in the promotional days around Black Friday, many illegal imported products are offered through online sales platforms. These usually do not meet any environmental requirements or product safety standards applicable in this country Therefore, according to the DUH, online platforms must be held liable for illegally offered products, provided that the manufacturer, distributor or authorized representative is not available in Germany. Furthermore, the platforms must ensure that the product About this Information that all due diligence requirements must be followed before selling them through the marketplace. “Disposal or return of old electrical equipment must be followed,” says Fisher.
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