Amazon Pledges To Donate Unsold Products To Charity Rather Than Destroy Them

In June, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that a ban on destroying non-food items would be introduced within the next four years. In 2016, France banned grocery stores from throwing away edible food instead of donating it to food banks and other charities.

In 2017, The New York Times discovered that Nike had been slashing its shoes and other clothing items before throwing them away to keep them from being used.