{"id":5188,"date":"2009-12-21T10:09:42","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T16:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=5188"},"modified":"2009-12-21T10:09:42","modified_gmt":"2009-12-21T16:09:42","slug":"online-shopping-how-green-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/online-shopping-how-green-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Shopping: How Green is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Online Shopping Survey conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gfk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GfK<\/a> in 2008 showed that about <strong>70 % of people<\/strong> think shopping online is good for the environment as it helps to reduce the carbon footprint. But is it really that simple?<\/p>\n<p>Too many variables come in to play: when you live, how much you buy, who delivers the purchase., etc. This post overviews 4 main factors to compare the impact of conventional versus online shopping: carbon dioxide emissions, product packaging, shopping research and product storage.<\/p>\n<p>With actually quite a few &#8220;buts&#8221; coming here and there, online shopping seems a bit greener which is visualized via the following table (red indicates a greater impact):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5192\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/12\/online-shopping-enviornmental-impact.jpg\" alt=\"online shopping environmental impact\" width=\"457\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/online-shopping-enviornmental-impact.jpg 457w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/online-shopping-enviornmental-impact-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Carbon Dioxide Emissions<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5196  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/12\/roses-tailpipe.jpg\" alt=\"Img &lt;a href=\" width=\" mce_href=\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/roses-tailpipe.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/roses-tailpipe-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Img <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/35351813@N03\/3951814417\/\" target=\"_blank\">src<\/a> by <a title=\"Link to Adam Swank's photostream\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adeepbreath\/\">Adam Swank<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The most recent research conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sml.hw.ac.uk\/logistics\/\">Logistics Research Centre<\/a> at Heriot-Watt University in March 2009 compared the carbon footprints of online and conventional shopping. The research was based on two absolutes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The buyer <em>drives<\/em> to      the mall (instead of using public transport);<\/li>\n<li>The person buys <em>fewer<\/em> than than 24 small, non-food items (instead of buying in bulk).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>According to the research, an average trip to the mall produces 4,274 g of carbon dioxide, while a typical van-based delivery creates about 180 g (which makes online shopping approximately 24 times greener). Thus, when both of the above absolutes are true, online shopping turns eco-friendlier than conventional shopping in terms of carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n<p>You can download the whole research paper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenlogistics.org\/PageView.aspx?id=179\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The research deliberately disregards the following cases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cases when the goods are      returned (which results in the package traveling back to the warehouse);<\/li>\n<li>Failed deliveries (same      problem as above).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Product Packaging<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5197 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/12\/cardboard-boxes.jpg\" alt=\"Img &lt;a href=\" width=\" mce_href=\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/cardboard-boxes.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/cardboard-boxes-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Img <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/35351813@N03\/3951814417\/\" target=\"_blank\">src<\/a> by <a title=\"Link to Betsssssy's photostream\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/betsssssy\/\">Betsssssy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goods purchased online and delivered to your front door require individual packaging unlike those stored and bought at retail outlets that are delivered to stores in bulk. This results in more packaging resources and a greater waste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rit.edu\/news\/?v=44315\" target=\"_blank\">According<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/fritz-yambrach\/6\/b48\/28b\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz Yambrach<\/a>, a professor of packaging science at the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The product distribution system for Internet sales &#8211; similar to mail-order catalogues &#8211; normally requires more packaging material because the wholesale-retail system is circumvented&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Product Research<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5198 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/12\/candles.jpg\" alt=\"Img &lt;a href=\" width=\" mce_href=\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candles.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/candles-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Img <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/35351813@N03\/3951814417\/\" target=\"_blank\">src<\/a> by <a title=\"Link to Hey Paul's photostream\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/heypaul\/\">Hey Paul<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is one more huge factor to take into account: how much easier it is to conduct a product research online than in real life. If a consumer has insufficient information on a product before buying, it can result in a few really &#8220;eco-unfriendly&#8221; activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Driving from mall to mall for price comparison;<\/li>\n<li>Driving to another store in search for different item specifications;<\/li>\n<li>Driving back home without purchasing anything which means &#8220;delayed&#8221; purchase (driving back      to the mall later), etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Internet has made online research much easier. Online shopping communities like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buxr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buxr<\/a>, price comparison tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricegrabber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PriceGrabber<\/a>, user reviews aggregators like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizrate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">BizRate<\/a> have made shopping almost surprise-free: one can find what, where and how to buy without ever leaving home.<\/p>\n<h2>Product Display and Storage<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5199 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/12\/bottles-of-wine-and-beer.jpg\" alt=\"Img &lt;a href=\" width=\" mce_href=\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bottles-of-wine-and-beer.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bottles-of-wine-and-beer-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Img <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/91255327@N00\/2945459477\/\" target=\"_blank\">src<\/a> by <a title=\"Link to sashafatcat's photostream\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sashafatcat\/\">sashafatcat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A centrally-located warehouse, from where goods (that are purchased online) are shipped to the buyers&#8217; houses, must provide much less impact on the environment than multiple retail malls scattered all over your neighborhood (think about the amount of resources these outlets require to be cooled, heated and lit).<\/p>\n<h2>The Conclusion?<\/h2>\n<p>The debate in itself makes little sense. Both conventional and Internet shopping may be green under certain circumstances. If you shop online only because you think this way is greener, I can tell you it might be not. Here are a few tips that could make shopping greener (if you care):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy in bulk from one vendor      (to save on individual packaging and delivery);<\/li>\n<li>Use online shopping for      products that you can&#8217;t get on your daily route (to your office,      children&#8217;s school, etc);<\/li>\n<li>Stick to online retailers      that use recycled packaging (there are quite a few of them, you will      easily find them using web search);<\/li>\n<li>Instead of company delivery      service, use general postal services like UPS, USPS, Fedex (even if the      latter turns a bit longer \/ more expensive). General postal services      deliver mail to all your neighborhood in one go which definitely saves on      emissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>So what&#8217;s your take?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The guest post is by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seosmarty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Smarty<\/a>, a search geek and social media addict. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Online Shopping Survey conducted by GfK in 2008 showed that about 70 % of people think shopping online is good for the environment as it helps to reduce the&nbsp;[ &hellip; ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,21],"tags":[2453,201,444,47,396],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Green is Online Shopping?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Most people think shopping online is good for the environment as it helps to reduce the carbon footprint of products. 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