Shopping online just got the thumbs up
Did you know you can decrease your impact on the environment by shopping online with One Click Direct? A recent study by Carnegie Mellon University's Green Design Institute found that shopping online consumes less energy and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 35 percent compared to shopping at traditional retail stores.
Buying from a Traditional Retail Store
Individual consumers drive by car from their homes to the nearest retail store to pick up the product and then return home.
The study documented energy use and carbon dioxide emissions generated through the complete cycle of buying a product using One Click Direct's distribution and delivery channel as well as through traditional retail store operations. In fact, the study showed that 65 percent of total carbon dioxide emissions generated by shopping at retail outlets related to consumers driving to and from the stores.
Results showed that, on average, One Click Direct's model fared better in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption with fewer steps in getting products from manufacturers' warehouses to consumers' homes.
Buying from One Click Direct
The product, along with many other products are taken in a systematic and highly efficient route to individual homes via a light-duty delivery truck.
By shopping on One Click Direct, not only can you get the best selection, free shipping offers on millions of products, and the lowest prices, you can also feel good knowing that you've chosen a greener way to shop.
