According to forecasters, the e-commerce business will reach over $4.5 trillion when 2021 arrives, a 246% increase within the past six years. Retailers are adjusting to digital orders, and so too will the packaging.  The environmental impact will grow larger as more people shop online, as will the enormous flow of plastic packaging, bubble wrap and other packaging waste that is discarded throughout the supply chain. 

Yes we do need to stay home and we do need to stay safe, but how many things  are continuously thrown on the back-burner because of our busy lifestyles?

So why not use this time to regroup, rethink, readjust and realign our focus? 

Check out what a difference you can make by making small and simple changes with out Single Use Pollution Calculator!

We need to change this narrative - but how - to achieve sustainability it is vital to review our consumption habits. We can all become environmentally aware and we can all find ways that fit in with our unique lifestyles. 

'Compared to paper grocery bags, plastic grocery bags consume 40 percent less energy, generate 80 percent less solid waste, produce 70 percent fewer atmospheric emissions, and release up to 94 percent fewer waterborne wastes.'