{"id":15239,"date":"2024-11-29T07:26:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/?p=15239"},"modified":"2024-11-29T07:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:26:30","slug":"worst-black-friday-deals-for-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2024\/11\/worst-black-friday-deals-for-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst Black Friday Deals for The Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1701\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-15255\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jon-Cellier-Unsplash-1-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:51% 46%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"51% 46%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jon-Cellier-Unsplash-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jon-Cellier-Unsplash-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jon-Cellier-Unsplash-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jon-Cellier-Unsplash-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jon-Cellier-Unsplash-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jon-Cellier-Unsplash-1-2048x1361.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Worst Black Friday Deals for The Planet<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-29T07:26:28+00:00\">29 November 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">It\u2019s Black Friday &#8211; when prices are slashed and hyper-consumerism goes into overdrive. But while other lists detail the best Black Friday deals on offer, here we examine the biggest environmental costs to the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Friday, once a single-day shopping event, has now expanded into a month-long international affair where prices are reduced and we\u2019re all encouraged to buy, buy, buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t want to miss out on a good deal, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But whilst the price of products may be reduced, <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2024\/03\/global-resources-dwindling-as-demand-rises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the lesser-known environmental costs to the planet only rise.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we will unpack the worst environmental impacts of Black Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And examine the more sustainable alternatives such as participating in Green Friday instead this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>Plastic Packaging<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The world produces 141 million tonnes of plastic packaging a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of this packaging is single-use plastic that is not recyclable and ends up in landfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around a third of all plastic packaging leaks from collection system \u2013 ending up in oceans and rivers and contributing to the growing problem of microplastics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nick-Fewings-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic waste\" class=\"wp-image-15246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nick-Fewings-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nick-Fewings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nick-Fewings-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nick-Fewings-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Nick-Fewings-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plastic isn\u2019t biodegradable; therefore, it doesn\u2019t break down in the natural environment. Instead, it degrades into smaller and smaller pieces known as microplastics. Microplastics are less than 5 millimetres in length. There has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2023\/jul\/10\/air-drinking-water-dust-food-how-to-reduce-exposure-microplastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasing concern about microplastics<\/a> polluting waterways and soil, and ending up being ingested by wildlife and humans, with potentially serious health effects. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The surge in sales during Black Friday increases the production and disposal of plastic waste. For example, Amazon\u2019s Black Friday deals led to a 352% surge in purchases in 2022. As a result, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cleanhub.com\/black-friday-environmental-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon also produced around 321,596 metric tonnes of plastic packaging waste in 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Deliveries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Black Friday shopping frenzy also causes a spike in deliveries. The products we purchase either air-freighted by plane or shipped across the ocean, then transported by a delivery van to be dropped at our doorstep, all of which adds to its carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One study suggested that Black Friday deliveries generate an estimated 429,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Claudio-Schwarz-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Black Friday deliveries cause enormous emissions\" class=\"wp-image-15247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Claudio-Schwarz-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Claudio-Schwarz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Claudio-Schwarz-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Claudio-Schwarz-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Friday deliveries in the UK alone emitted the same amount of emissions as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/davidrvetter\/2020\/11\/24\/this-is-how-black-friday-hurts-the-planet-but-attitudes-are-changing\/?sh=3dc640e02863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">435 flights between London and New York.<\/a> The retail sector itself is responsible for 25% of the world\u2019s carbon emissions annually, with Black Friday responsible for a surge in sales and emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are falling behind. A recent UN report predicts that we\u2019re on track to experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/nov\/18\/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">global temperature rise of 2.7 degrees<\/a>. This will worsen the effects of climate change including: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/nov\/18\/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unprecedented heat waves<\/a>, wildfires, drought, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/nov\/18\/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate-related natural disasters.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s imperative that action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit further global temperature rises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the smallest choices we make can make all the difference once we act upon them collectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more of us that choose to opt-out of Black Friday sales \u2013 buying less and repairing the products we have \u2013 can go a long way to help reduce overall emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Waste<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Friday deals where prices are temporarily reduced can encourage people to buy things they don\u2019t necessarily want but feel compelled to buy, otherwise they\u2019ll \u201close out\u201d on a cheaper deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But buying something you don\u2019t really want or need often leads to the even more wasteful <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2023\/11\/black-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Friday regret<\/a> \u2013 where products are disposed of or returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2019 study found that consumers threw away 80% of items purchased on Black Friday after a few uses. Discarded products ending up in landfills, incinerated, or going to low-quality recycling centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hermes-Rivera-Unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Black Friday deals contribute to plastic waste\" class=\"wp-image-15248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hermes-Rivera-Unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hermes-Rivera-Unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hermes-Rivera-Unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hermes-Rivera-Unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hermes-Rivera-Unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people choose to return their goods instead. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cleanhub.com\/black-friday-environmental-impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">But one study found that the environmental costs of returns can be 30% higher than the initial delivery<\/a> due to the energy-intensive logistics. When you return a product bought online, lorries or ships will transport them back to the warehouse \u2013 where manufacturers will need to steam, clear, or re-package returned products in new plastic wrapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Returns can also be twice as expensive for the manufacturer compared to the initial cost of delivery. Some brands, unprepared to cover these costs can end up sending returns straight to landfill because it\u2019s cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green friday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-Black Friday movement has already begun with the advent of Green Friday in 2015, to create awareness about the waste generated by Black Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green Friday occurs on the exact same day as Black Friday, and it involves brands and companies not reducing their prices, but rather <a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2023\/11\/black-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encouraging their customers to repair their existing products instead.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brands such as IKEA, Patagonia, and Osprey have all participated in Green Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the cost of living, it\u2019s easy to see why many people would want to take advantage of the cheaper deals. But given the climate crises the world is facing, there\u2019s no longer room for peak consumerism to be encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a difference it\u2019s simple, don\u2019t buy anything this Black Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-share\"><a class=\"fb-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2F%3Fp%3D15239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 32H48A48 48 0 0 0 0 80v352a48 48 0 0 0 48 48h137.25V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.27c-30.81 0-40.42 19.12-40.42 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V480H400a48 48 0 0 0 48-48V80a48 48 0 0 0-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg> Share<\/div><\/a><a class=\"tw-share\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2F%3Fp%3D15239&amp;text=Worst%20Black%20Friday%20Deals%20for%20The%20Planet%202024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg> Tweet<\/div><\/a><a class=\"li-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2F%3Fp%3D15239&amp;text=Worst%20Black%20Friday%20Deals%20for%20The%20Planet%202024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg> Post<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-grid grid grid-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/we-dont-buy-it\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Tackle our consumption<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-by-Lucas-van-Oort-on-Unsplash-768x513.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-by-Lucas-van-Oort-on-Unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-by-Lucas-van-Oort-on-Unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-by-Lucas-van-Oort-on-Unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-by-Lucas-van-Oort-on-Unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Photo-by-Lucas-van-Oort-on-Unsplash-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The amount of stuff we consume globally is the main driver of the environmental crisis. We can change that. Find out more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-post-teaser\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2024\/09\/redistribute-resources-eliminate-waste-circular-economy-part-one\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Redistribute Resources, Eliminate Waste: Circular Economy &#8211; Part One<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/paulo-carrolo-nba9MRXrZE4-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-14790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/paulo-carrolo-nba9MRXrZE4-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/paulo-carrolo-nba9MRXrZE4-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/paulo-carrolo-nba9MRXrZE4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/paulo-carrolo-nba9MRXrZE4-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/paulo-carrolo-nba9MRXrZE4-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/img>\n\t\t\t\t<p>A Circular Economy is an alternative economic model focused on the redistribution of resources and elimination of waste, for the betterment of both people and the planet. 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