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I agree. Packaging needs to be much more expensive. Online ordering makes things much worse. Now goods are packed in 3 or 4 layers which then get thrown away qu
by Ididntdothis 7y ago
I agree. Packaging needs to be much more expensive. Online ordering makes things much worse. Now goods are packed in 3 or 4 layers which then get thrown away quickly.
- Scoundreller 7y agoI find it funny how amazon will ship in a box or padded envelope, while random Chinese sellers on AliExpress will use something slightly thicker than cellophane.
- tomp 7y agoBut box is just paper, which literally grows on trees.
- maccard 7y agoAnd water, and energy. A lot of both.
- tomp 7y agoEnergy is free. Sun's light is either hitting plants (that use it to grow) or it's hitting the ground. Is water a big problem, in e.g. Europe? No idea honestly... it's obviously 100% recyclable, but it might be in the wrong place at the wrong time...
- rtkwe 7y agoIt does consume nutrients from the soil which would need to be replenished eventually on tree farm plots.
- maccard 7y ago> Now goods are packed in 3 or 4 layers which then get thrown away quickly. Just so you konw, this isn't new with online shopping. All of that packaging is thrown away by the retailer if you buy it from a store.
- rtkwe 7y agoNot nearly as much. Items would be shipped on pallets to stores generally or come in larger numbers in a bigger box.
- maccard 7y agoI worked in retail about 10 years ago, in a "Mom and pop" Computer store. We would receive hard drives in their retail boxes, with a plastic bag, a cardboard sleeve, and then another box around 10 or so, all wrapped in plastic. I would assume that before they got to me, those boxes were sent on pallets which were also shrink wrapped. We would throw all that away before a customer ever saw it.