24 Jun 2021

Amazon destroying millions of unsold stock every year - report

From First Up, 5:23 am on 24 June 2021

An investigation by ITV news in the UK has discovered online retailer Amazon destroys millions of items of unsold stock every year.

Footage taken from inside Amazon's Dunfermline warehouse in Scotland has revealed the scale of the waste - which includes Smart TVs, laptops and drones.

Nathan Rarere asked ITV reporter Richard Pallot how the story came about.