Online shopping is planet poison, right? Kinda, yeah, but you can take steps to ease impact.
All that cardboard and packaging junk aren’t great for the environment, but they’re not the worst.Transportation is the biggest source of planet-warming emissions. The final miles for packages to your door are a biggie.Your choices matter, but slowing climate change is not up to you. Companies want you to buy without thinking about your wallet, your carbon footprint or anything else.
If you’re thinking, hahahahahaha, everyone wants things RIGHT NOW … When a Mexican retailer showed shoppers a message about how many trees might be saved by their choice,about five days, MIT researchers have explained. It was a small experiment, but one that showed people may be eager to protect the planet if it feels manageable.
Here are two examples from earlier this week on Amazon and Best Buy. The companies automatically picked the fastest delivery window, but you can instead click the option to wait a little longer.
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