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I'm very excited to see that some of the biggest ideas for improving the bottom line are also better for the environment. The alignment of these agendas could b
by sambroner 8y ago
I'm very excited to see that some of the biggest ideas for improving the bottom line are also better for the environment. The alignment of these agendas could be very powerful.
Specifically, reducing double shipping (Coca Cola -> Amazon -> Customer) and inefficient packaging are both targets as Amazon seeks more profitable delivery.
- brudgers 8y agoThe difference in wastefulness is rounding error relative to tap water.
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- reaperducer 8y agoBut if my Prime package doesn't arrive as a box in a box in a box in a box in a box, how will I build forts for my puppy to play in?
- fitzroy 8y agoIf only there was some way to deliver water directly to homes though a series of pipes. Like an Internet of Water...
- ineedasername 8y agoHighly impractical, it would probably not work. You'd probably end up needing to bury a series of tubes under ground to transport it around, and how would that work? no one knows!
- sct202 8y agoIt could also increase environmental impact if it creates additional deliveries to the same location that could have previously been combined. Like if now instead of just 1 delivery from Amazon, the customer is now getting their order delivered by Amazon, Coca Cola, Fedex etc. So now the delivery routes are duplicating coverage.
- xur17 8y agoIt's very rare that Amazon ships multiples items in the same box to me, so I'm doubtful the impact will be very high.
- ineedasername 8y agoalready have this problem. we order a lot via amazon, and it's not uncommon to get a package from both UPS and the amazon "gig" delivery folks.