Sharon Cullinane's guest appearances

Sharon Cullinane

Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

Elon Musk

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Julie Smith

Greta Thunberg

John Townsend

Phil Jones

Chris Henry

James Logan

Bernie Sanders

Matt Bell

Sean Palmer

Brad Olsen

Jennifer Lopez

Jeff Bezos

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Think before you send online shopping back to the store.American's alone will return 1 million online packages a day in December and January - 5 billion pounds of that goes straight to the landfills.It's the new wave of consumers expecting free and easy returns from online orders, and those looking into say it's causing an environmental crisis.Professor in Sustainable Logistics Sharon Cullinane told Kate Hawkesby that the number is actually increasing, as people are getting more used to ordering online and trying clothes on at home."In Sweden, the return rate can be up to 90 per cent, particularly for fashionable goods or evening wear. It is becoming quite a problem." She says most companies will try to reuse their products if they can, but sometimes it is easier to send them to the bin. CUllinane says that evidence shows that it is younger people who are the biggest problem. "I think it's because they've grown up with it in the age of the internet. The home has just become a changing room."

Think before you send online shopping back to the store. American's alone will return 1 million online packages a day in December and January - 5 billion pounds of that goes straight to the landfills. It's the new wave of consumers expecting free and easy returns from online orders, and those looking into say it's causing an environmental crisis. Professor in Sustainable Logistics Sharon Cullinane told Kate Hawkesby that the number is actually increasing, as people are getting more used to ordering online and trying clothes on at home. "In Sweden, the return rate can be up to 90 per cent, particularly for fashionable goods or evening wear. It is becoming quite a problem."  She says most companies will try to reuse their products if they can, but sometimes it is easier to send them to the bin.  CUllinane says that evidence shows that it is younger people who are the biggest problem.  "I think it's because they've grown up with it in the age of the internet. The home has just become a changing room."

Sharon Cullinane: Online shoppers returning more products that are going straight to landfills