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BEST ECO-FRIENDLY BENEFITS OF ONLINE SHOPPING

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The next time you plan on going out shopping locally, consider ordering what you need online. Aside from the convenience of not having to leave the house, there are eco-friendly benefits to shopping online as well. People who live in rural areas have to travel a considerable distance to retailers. They are the ones benefit greatly from online shopping and e-commerce delivery. The environment benefits as well since in contrast to traveling to traditional retail stores, ordering online decreases energy use and carbon emissions by at least 30%. Online purchases cut out the need to transport items to the retailer, which in turn eliminates the 65% emissions that come from transporting items to retailers. Retail Shopping Brick and mortar locations create a larger carbon footprint on the environment that is attributed to the required energy and upkeep these physical locations require. This is in addition to carbon emissions and waste that come along with operating. Online stores ...