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by cm2012 130 days ago
Uh, yes? Food and consumer electronics are larger or similar scale to fashion and undamaged goods for both are landfilled at massive/similar rates to clothing.

Books are the same logic as apparel, "print more than needed, pulp what doesnt sale". Its just much smaller.

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Food is perishable, clearly we can’t force manufacturers or shops to keep unsold perished stock.

Unsold electronics aren’t destroyed on a seasonal basis to make room for a new collection.

Same goes for books… and pulp from booms can create new paper to print new books on