Black Friday Shoppers Are Driving Pollution To New Levels

Black Friday Shoppers Are Driving Pollution To New Levels

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A global massive spending frenzy driven by Black Friday deals is causing pollution, wrecking supply chains, and creating mountains of waste.

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Black Friday Shoppers Are Driving Pollution To New Levels

The Black Friday shopping frenzy is driving pollution, creating chaos in streets and major ports, and disrupting the supply chains. Black Friday is far from being an American-only event. It has spread globally and keeps tempting consumers with discounts that drive them to stores in huge numbers.

From the beginning, Black Friday has been linked to chaos. The term Black Friday was born in the early 1960s in Philadelphia when streets packed with shoppers searching for the best deals challenged local police. But even before that, the Friday after Thanksgiving has always been the start of the holiday shopping season. Globally, Black Friday results in billions spent, but consumerism has hidden costs.

The Verge reported that Black Friday shoppers are driving levels of air pollution to an all-time high and creating havoc in the supply chains. In the UK, 82,000 diesel vans and trucks hit the roads to meet the shipping demands put on by shoppers. More than $9.33 million in orders have already been placed in the UK. The port of LA — one of the biggest in the US — once again sees container ships line up by the dozens. The California Air Resources Board CARBS says ships are pumping out 50 tons of nitrogen oxides and a half-ton more particle pollution every day. That’s what 100,000 diesel trucks produce.

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Socially Responsible Shopping Reimagined

Socially responsible shopping is a global trend that is well-rooted in our global society, but the terms might need an update. There is little information on the impact massive shopping seasons have on the supply chains, the environment, workers, inflation, and the economy. In the US and the UK, the top-selling products are plastic toys, games, electronics, and gadgets in general. Every 93 seconds, a diesel truck leaves an Amazon center just to keep up with the demand. With online shopping overtaking all other forms, 81% of all Black Friday purchases are home-delivered.

In Los Angeles, the traffic jam moves from ports to streets. Fleets of trucks, trains, and airplanes deliver the tempting Black Friday products. Afif El-Hasan, national spokesperson for the American Lung Association told The Verge that when the Black Friday products begin distribution they will “hurt the people around the [areas] these goods come through”.

In response to what they call a “major peak of consumerism” Greenpeace organized a global counter-movement, “Make Something, buy nothing!” With events in Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Moscow, Rome, and many other places around the world, Greenpeace is out to raise awareness about Black Friday’s impacts. The events invite people to make, upcycle or repair something rather than shop. “This shopping binge generates greater volumes of waste than ever. This dangerous trend is harming our planet. We buy without thinking for a minute, but the waste we create will sometimes last for centuries,” Chiara Campione, leader of Make Something said.

Sources: The Verge, Greenpeace, The Guardian

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