{"product_id":"donum-creating-a-sustainable-gifting-experience-paperback","title":"Donum: Creating a Sustainable Gifting Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoderic A. II Strozier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMia Delarosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e88% of consumers think gift returns go right back on the shelf to be resold to the next consumer. This belief is false. Most end up in landfills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.8 Billion pounds of returns end up in landfills each year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe CO2 equivalent from this amount of waste would power a midsize city of 500,000 people for 16 years! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt would fill enough train cars to stretch 260 miles! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt would fill 2.3 million average sized American homes! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe shipping process for these gifts emits 16 million metric tons of CO2 each year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning a gift can cost the seller 66% of the gift's sale price, making it cheaper to dispose of the return and simply send a replacement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the book's greatest premises is that while everyone cannot do everything. We can all do something. This book is a heartfelt call to action for participation in protecting the health of our beautiful planet home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e provides 7 easy and thoughtful steps to becoming a sustainable gift giver - to help stop gift returns in their tracks and create a sustainable gifting experience by purchasing the right gift, and getting it right the \u003ci\u003efirst \u003c\/i\u003etime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe simple ideas outlined in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e will help alleviate the massive waste of resources, save shoppers time, and help solve the problems that reverse logistics simply cannot. This is a gift to you, to us, and the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProceeds from the sale of this book go to develop the Donum app, a platform designed to change our collective mindset surrounding how we can all sustainably shop and gift - making sustainability a natural part of our everyday lives. It is expected to launch in 2024. A portion of the proceeds from the Donum group of products goes back into our local communities to support environmental education programs for children.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51868208759072,"sku":"9781737809098","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/IldwcXxDBU9781737809098.webp?v=1781693933","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/donum-creating-a-sustainable-gifting-experience-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}