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ose factors honestly do not cross my mind aer making a purchase that is already eco-friendly. Male 21 I think it's all relative. Either I drive and pick up a package or someone drives to me and delivers a package. Male 27 Yes. Excess paper and packaging that includes Styrofoam is something I evaluate. Male 33 No, but this survey reminds me that I should. I do appreciate the smaller amounts of packaging on shipped items but that doesn't help much on transportation. Female 40 I really like the ship-to-store option. Not only is it free, I feel that it causes less impact than shipping to my house since their shipment trucks are already delivering on a schedule. Male 35 Not as much, but this question has got me thinking that I should more oen. Female 29 I have thought about it, but you have to make compromises sometimes or you'll go mad trying to live your life making no environmental impact. Male 36 I am embarrassed to say "no" to this question, but it's true simply because I have grown up being so used to shipping just being normal that I tend to not think twice about the downstream effects. e only time I do think about it is when Amazon does the whole "combine your orders to save delivery resources". It would be genius if brands could figure out a way to bulk ship to areas and say "wait two more days for your delivery and save money because we have other deliveries in your area." Female 30 No. Most major retailers already generally make statements about eco-friendliness of their operations. I do not dig-in to validate. I just want my item. Male 33 I had not, but that is a good point. Of course, a similar point could be made for the footprint of a brick- and-mortar store, right? (water, electricity, gas, etc). Female 26 I live in the mountains. I order a lot of things online because stores with large selections are hours away. e detrimental effects of shipping are a trade-off that I have to swallow to live in a beautiful place. Female 28 Lump purchases together to minimize shipping, or choose to pick up. Boycott Amazon. Choose options where items are shipped in a more eco-friendly manner: biodegradable materials, recyclable packaging. Female 32 I don't see that it would be more than a brick-and-mortar receiving a shipment from a manufacturer. Male 40 I think not having wasteful packaging is very important. You can't be a self proclaimed eco- friendly company and deliver products with packaging that isn't needed. It is definitely something I would personally notice. Male 54 is actually hadn't occurred to me. I was thinking that it was more that I was saving fuel from going to the store, but I never thought about the logistics coming to me. Maybe if we all stop thinking that way it would get better. Female 37 I do recycle all the packaging materials, but I do not consider the transportation factors as oen as I should. Female 40 You never know how a company will package their products. Male 35 I notice how the packages arrive, what type of shipping container is used, any additional packaging material and how easy it is to recycle all of those materials. Male 35 I have way too much going on in my life to worry about it. Female 40 I figure the environmental impact is about the same ordering online as it would be purchasing in a store, due to the impact of the store itself and the impact of visiting the store. Male 53 It's really hard to find this kind of information when buying online. Not many product descriptions indicate how they're packaged or shipped. Male 28 Yes, but I'm not sure if that's much greater than when I solely drive to the store, maybe go to more than one, purchase, and drive back home. is way, at least, it's shipped in a vehicle with other packages sharing a ride instead of one solo person driving there and back. Female 51 e convenience factor and no need to travel myself offsets the mentioned issues in the question. Male 40 POWERED BY www.mesh01.com YES NO 50% 50% If you purchase online, do you consider what the environmental effects are for the packaging, transportation and handling when making an eco-friendly purchase? July 2021 • Outdoor Insight • 33 outdoorinsightmag.com