Shopping the Green Way at eBay
With this new announcement from the eBay Green Team, eco-friendly shoppers can now be directed to more environmentally sound shopping and sustainable buying choices that can save them money and help save the planet. Building on a grassroots effort started by its own employees, eBay is inviting buyers, sellers and anyone interested in new ways of thinking about being a greener consumer .
“eBay’s global community of more than 86 million active buyers and sellers supports more sustainable commerce every day,” said eBay Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe. “The greenest products are often ones that already exist, and eBay creates a global market for used, refurbished, vintage and even new products from excess retail inventory. eBay buyers and sellers trade $2,000 worth of goods every second, a majority of which are used, refurbished or vintage. The eBay Green Team effort, which was inspired by our own community and employees’ accomplishments, will continue to encourage these behaviors and promote new ways of thinking about shopping green.”
Buying green products designed with sustainable materials or that help reduce energy and resource use is only one way to shop green. Many eBay sellers offer eco-friendly merchandise such as organic cotton clothing and solar-powered mobile chargers, and ship with Cradle-to-Cradle™ certified packaging available through USPS on eBay.com. But buying new is not the only way to buy green. Buying more products that already exist also has a positive impact on the environment by keeping materials out of landfills, preventing new manufacturing, and reducing waste.
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