For quite some while, environmentalists have been arguing
about the impact of online shopping
on our planet. Many advanced that the rise in the volume of goods being shipped
are increasing emission levels, pollution and waste. Recent developments have
increased customers’ expectations for next-day deliveries and Walmart and
Amazon have both announced that they will upgrade their services to cater to
clients’ demands. This might be more harmful for the environment.
However, e-commerce
might not be all bad news. Retail and logistics companies have looked into this
issue over the past years. A research from the MIT Center for Transportation
& Logistics revealed that buying online might in fact be more advantageous
for the environment than traditional shopping. The latter involves customers
driving to different stores which might release more than twice the carbon
footprint than online shopping involves.
The director of Sustainable Logistics Initiative at
MIT Josue Velazquez explained how e-commerce is so friendly. He advanced that
when customers purchase online, the firm receives several orders and can
consolidate everything in a single bigger truck. Therefore the company will be
able to deliver items to different houses via a single route. This is more
beneficial than multiple vehicles going to one location. Online
shopping involves one vehicle going to various places.
Online
shopping can be more eco-friendly
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