A month back, I had ordered two chocolate bars at an online site. It was delivered to me in the usual cardboard box. Inside the cardboard box, the chocolate bars were wrapped in a shiny sheet of paper, bundled in a bubble wrap along with two gel packs.
Packaging material that were used
I was pleased with the packing and delivery. They were in good condition and the delivery was on time. But what got me thinking was the amount of paper and plastic used in packaging these two chocolates. If I had bought this directly from a store, I would just asked the shopkeeper to hand it to me without putting it in a bag.
I forgot about this until last week when I went to pick up the mobile cover I had ordered online. The cover was wrapped in a long bubble wrap.
I realized that as people buy more items online, the amount of package waste that is generated is going to grow at an alarming rate.
Is there a solution to this. Is anyone even thinking about this. What are the business firms and governments doing to stop this.
Do we stop buying stuff online?
Packaging material that were used
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| Gel packs |
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| Bubble wrap and the sheet of paper |
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| Cardboard box |
I was pleased with the packing and delivery. They were in good condition and the delivery was on time. But what got me thinking was the amount of paper and plastic used in packaging these two chocolates. If I had bought this directly from a store, I would just asked the shopkeeper to hand it to me without putting it in a bag.
I forgot about this until last week when I went to pick up the mobile cover I had ordered online. The cover was wrapped in a long bubble wrap.
I realized that as people buy more items online, the amount of package waste that is generated is going to grow at an alarming rate.
Is there a solution to this. Is anyone even thinking about this. What are the business firms and governments doing to stop this.
Do we stop buying stuff online?
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