Earn Rewards for Recycling at Abercrombie & Fitch

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  1. Johnny says:

    While recycling programs in theory are great, the reality is that it’s barely a drop in the bucket compared to the overall problem of perverse financial incentives from not pricing in environmental impacts to cost of goods and services.

    It’s a systemic issue that’s at the root cause of all our environmental problems (which bleeds into societal problems), and like a cancer, those who profit will continue to have a war chest to bribe politicians and gatekeepers to suppress fixing these problems at the source.

    This necessarily gets political because we’re talking about fixing policies (which is what politics is about), but there’s way too much corruption going on to even put a dent in this issue.

    So we end up with the consequences of a lack of leadership while society has to bear the cost or burden of the consequences while companies without such morals profit from this cost that got passed to society.

    There are well-intentioned companies trying to do something about it by making themselves appear greener, but the truth is you don’t really know if they’re greenwashing or not.

    It’s why we need to have the systemic issues fixed so the market signals are clear that you will be rewarded for doing the right thing rather than trying to guilt people into it.

    Of course, if you only care about saving money and you’re loyal to A&F, then this rewards program will probably be beneficial, but it most certainly won’t do anything about the larger environmental crisis we face that it supposedly addresses.

    • Alyce says:

      Hi Johnny, You make a lot of great points. It’s a complex problem that needs to be addressed at the root of the issue. While it is nice to find more sellers and manufacturers who are taking steps towards a greener future by encouraging recycling on a personal level, we do still have a long way to go with addressing the bigger picture.

      Thanks for sharing!

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