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Does Ecommerce cause pollution? all the small deliveries instead of -- bigbadbird 01/17/2018 10:25AM What does Al say??? (ducks) ** -- DonHo-kieHi 01/17/2018 12:17PM Another item to consider, you are only maintaining warehouses vs warehouses -- jmanatVT 01/17/2018 11:04AM Yeah, I expect if you add everything up, it might be a net reduction -- Tafkam Hokie 01/17/2018 11:23AM Now retail area is being converted to warehouse area, and -- 48zip 01/17/2018 11:15AM It's pretty much a wash under the circumstances you define... -- hokeeron1 01/17/2018 10:59AM But many purchases are stops during work commutes ** -- bigbadbird 01/17/2018 11:05AM True...but those individual deliveries are also... -- hokeeron1 01/17/2018 11:15AM I think it's a MGMT science project or -- bigbadbird 01/17/2018 11:18AM I imagine it's a topic that is currently under harsh scrutiny... -- hokeeron1 01/17/2018 11:32AM I dunno, good question, think about stuff like that... -- `lag 01/17/2018 10:56AM On a related note, I have to take my recycling to a station about 8 miles -- WestEndHokie39 01/17/2018 11:11AM I'm guessing the recycling process is significantly more resource -- jmanatVT 01/17/2018 11:40AM We used to ship some of our recycling to China... not anymore as of Jan 1. -- HokieSignGuy 01/17/2018 1:31PM Not sure how much things have changed in the last ten years -- Tafkam Hokie 01/17/2018 11:39AM I've got to think there's some "Economies of Scale" impact there. -- Late 80s Hokie 01/17/2018 12:42PM Poked around a bit...looks like things have improved in the last ten+ years -- Tafkam Hokie 01/17/2018 5:36PM It gets hard to evaluate.How do you compare X CO2 vs fewer bags in a river? -- jmanatVT 01/17/2018 11:46AM Quick story...when my daughter was a baby, she had the most gawdawful food -- Tafkam Hokie 01/17/2018 11:52AM Oh absolutely. I cook for myself, chili, soups etc. re-usable plastic... -- `lag 01/17/2018 11:56AM The earth has to eat too... your neighbors are feeding the earth. ** -- HokieSignGuy 01/17/2018 12:46PM Heh, heh. I take all my organic kitchen refuse, dig a hole and bury it in -- `lag 01/17/2018 12:54PM The only place I see you can improve on is switching from... -- EDGEMAN 01/17/2018 12:06PM They also sell sets... -- EDGEMAN 01/17/2018 12:08PM You should burn it ** -- bigbadbird 01/17/2018 11:12AM Can't burn aluminum and plastic... ** -- WestEndHokie39 01/17/2018 11:17AM Put them inside an old tire and douse it with gasoline ** -- bigbadbird 01/17/2018 11:19AM Should I remove it from my vehicle first? ** -- WestEndHokie39 01/17/2018 11:28AM I suspect the "fast" part is what's costly in terms of pollution -- jmanatVT 01/17/2018 11:01AM I don't really think the USPS should be considered... -- hokeeron1 01/17/2018 11:09AM It's not an outcome of ecommerce, but it's still a choice of speed over -- jmanatVT 01/17/2018 11:36AM I'll wait until I see their TRI report to make an evaluation. 🙃 ** -- Major Kong 01/17/2018 10:38AM Hopefully all those cardboard boxes are recycled ** -- Dan1993 01/17/2018 10:38AM Swap trips in your car to the store with trips by one car to many houses ** -- typed by ben 01/17/2018 10:32AM It might, but for the most part, those trucks drive those routes every day -- HokieSignGuy 01/17/2018 10:31AM Yes, it causes pollution. -- HWA 01/17/2018 10:31AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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