Survey: Even environmentally indifferent consumers want sustainable shipping option

Consumers call for more sustainable packaging and shipping in e-commerce.

As e-commerce skyrocketed during the pandemic, the environmental toll of home deliveries has not gone unnoticed. While some experts say that home deliveries are more efficient, this is only true if shoppers take fewer trips to stores.

And, consumers are recognizing the increase in plastic and what they consider to be excessive packaging used for shipping products to their doors.

Logistics data-science platform Sifted and experience management platform parcelLab published separate reports that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/survey-even-environmentally-indifferent-consumers-want-sustainable-shipping-option

Sustainable packaging trends

Packaging trends are going sustainable.

Quality packaging must be durable and protect goods, provide a pleasant brand experience, and stack and ship efficiently. Because of rapid e-commerce expansion and increasing concerns for the environment, companies are also looking at how to make packaging more sustainable, recyclable and minimal. 

A 2020 study found that “packaging design is one of the key elements that can actively help improve supply chains, contributing to improved sustainability of logistics processes and activities.” The...

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