No. It is still better to recycle. While there is an obvious carbon footprint when shipping, don't forget that your box is on a truck with many other boxes. In

No. It is still better to recycle. While there is an obvious carbon footprint when shipping, don't forget that your box is on a truck with many other boxes. Inside your single returned box are 8-10 completely reusable gel packs from the last 4-5 weeks of meals. Ship back once a month. Also keep in mind that many supermarket items travel farther than Blue Apron boxes, so if you're concerned about shipping emissions, you have to compare Blue Apron against that un-recycleable Purdue chicken package that probably traveled 3x as far. The UK did a study about shipping recyclables to China for processing, and even that 10,000 mile journey for recycling had a better carbon footprint than landfilling and remanufacturing. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/aug/19/recycling.waste https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/aug/19/recyclin...