The Green Side of Online Shopping Are Couch-Potato Shoppers Greener than Mall Rats?
Shopping online just got the thumbs up!
Did you know you can decrease your impact on the environment by shopping online with Buy.com? 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 Buy.com'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, Buy.com'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 Buy.com
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 Buy.com, 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.
Click here to read the press release.
To read more about the Carnegie Mellon study, click here.
How can you find products suited for a greener lifestyle?
Here are some tips:
  • If you're buying electronics, check if the product is EPEAT-certified. The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) rates computer products to assess eco-friendliness. See if your purchase is Bronze, Silver or Gold rated. Buy.com offers a list of EPEAT –certified products here.
  • Want to calculate the specific environmental benefits from purchasing EPEAT-registered computers and monitors? Check out the Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator. Click here to download.
  • Read up on green living. Buy.com has a great selection of books about living a more eco-conscious lifestyle. Click here to see what's available.
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For more about EPEAT, click here.
Learn more about disposing and properly recycling electronics and other products at the following links:
  • Get basic information about recycling and reusing electronics on the EPA website - click here.
  • Find out about a local recycler eCycling programs from the Consumer Electronic Associations - click here.




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