E-commerce impacts the environment in positive and negative ways. One of the negative outcomes is increased energy use from shipping many more products around the globe. The U.S. Postal Service, a leader in green initiatives, is now joined by United Shipping & Technology, Inc. (US&T), (the largest same day delivery company in North America) which recently announced a comprehensive green shipping plan. Its Velocity Express subsidiary is:
+ developing more efficient routes to reduce to deliver ground and air packages.
+ providing reusable totes and recycled packaging material to reduce shipping materials
+ using alternative fuel vehicles and bicycle or foot messengers where practical
“Incremental shipping volume is estimated to increase to six million more package deliveries per day over the next two to three years, up from the 650,000 incremental daily deliveries associated with 1999 Internet sales,” says Peter Lytle, CEO. “It is time to demonstrate to businesses and consumers how the use of new and existing technology can help reduce the impact of the delivery industry on the environment. I want us to be known as the cleanest and most environmentally friendly shipper in the world.”
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