During that meeting, a representative revealed they get "tons and tons of Amazon returns," and that every week their facility breaks apart and shreds at least one tractor-trailer load of Amazon returns, sometimes even up to three to five truckloads. WATCH | CBC Marketplace found out where some Amazon returns really go:Here's where your Amazon returns go 11:27 Hidden cameras and secret GPS trackers reveal that some products sent back to Amazon Canada are being liquidated by the truckload and even destroyed or sent to the landfill. 11:27Eco-blogger Meera Jain was extremely disappointed to learn about how some Amazon returns are being shredded for recycling, or sent to landfill. Eco-blogger Meera Jain was extremely disappointed that some Amazon returns are being shredded for recycling, or sent to landfill. WATCH | Why free online returns are terrible for the environment:Why free online returns are terrible for the environment 0:42 Between 30 and 40 per cent of all online purchases are sent back.

Source: CBC News October 10, 2020 08:00 UTC