{"product_id":"donum-roderic-a-strozier-ii-9781737809098","title":"Donum: Creating a Sustainable Gifting Experience","description":"88% of consumers think gift returns go right back on the shelf to be resold to the next consumer. This belief is false. Most end up in landfills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.8 Billion pounds of returns end up in landfills each year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe CO2 equivalent from this amount of waste would power a midsize city of 500,000 people for 16 years! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt would fill enough train cars to stretch 260 miles! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt would fill 2.3 million average sized American homes! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe shipping process for these gifts emits 16 million metric tons of CO2 each year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning a gift can cost the seller 66% of the gift's sale price, making it cheaper to dispose of the return and simply send a replacement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the book's greatest premises is that while everyone cannot do everything. We can all do something. This book is a heartfelt call to action for participation in protecting the health of our beautiful planet home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e provides 7 easy and thoughtful steps to becoming a sustainable gift giver - to help stop gift returns in their tracks and create a sustainable gifting experience by purchasing the right gift, and getting it right the \u003ci\u003efirst \u003c\/i\u003etime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe simple ideas outlined in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e will help alleviate the massive waste of resources, save shoppers time, and help solve the problems that reverse logistics simply cannot. This is a gift to you, to us, and the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProceeds from the sale of this book go to develop the Donum app, a platform designed to change our collective mindset surrounding how we can all sustainably shop and gift - making sustainability a natural part of our everyday lives. It is expected to launch in 2024. A portion of the proceeds from the Donum group of products goes back into our local communities to support environmental education programs for children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roderic A. II Strozier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737809095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737809098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Enhanced DNA Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Roderic A. II Strozier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130452209919,"sku":"9781737809098","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ba23388-2fda-4d74-827d-7cf0859b9522.jpg?v=1687469442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/donum-roderic-a-strozier-ii-9781737809098","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}