There are a lot of assumptions with the rate of emissions in regards to transportation to the store and food waste as result of overbuying that make this study

There are a lot of assumptions with the rate of emissions in regards to transportation to the store and food waste as result of overbuying that make this study hard to believe. Meal kits don't fully replace all your food for a week, so it is unlikely to eliminate a whole trip to the store so those emission savings that they are counting towards the meal kits are suspect. And then the waste statistics will vary heavily on the person and household characteristics. I've known people who procrastinate on making the meal kits and throw the whole thing out or let their roommates pick over whatever hasn't rotten. In addition, since some things with Blue Apron come pre-cut or picked, I wonder how the researchers measured waste at Blue Apron's kit production facilities, where some parts of the vegetables/meat aren't used in any recipe or waste from over-ordered produce. Edit: More details are here https://news.umich.edu/those-home-delivered-meal-kits-are-greener-than-you-thought-new-study-concludes/ https://news.umich.edu/those-home-delivered-meal-kits-are-gr...