Pollution in Online Shopping

Something I do regularly that produces waste and pollution is online shopping. Although most people can agree that it is a convenient service, we also tend to forget that this is a massive producer of pollution. Everything from the multiple forms of transportation to the packaging it comes in produces pollution and waste that while we all know exists, we do not talk about as much as we could. If regulations were put in place that banned pollution from this, I do not think the service would entirely disappear, but rather it might be delayed while the companies adapted to the new rules. Many companies are already making their packaging more sustainable, while others are making their packaging and practices look better for the environment without making proper or significant changes. As for the transportation of products, the easiest way to find a solution would be to make all transportation powered by electricity, but even that might lead to some pollution, so finding a pollution-free mode of transportation might pose a threat to many businesses.