Ep 378: Reducing environmental impact of e-commerce packaging

Dr Selene Silvestri, Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, discusses the environmental impact of e-commerce packaging. Measuring the cost of e-commerce packaging Growth in e-commerce and impact on packaging Benefits of recycling cardboard packaging E-commerce shifting the cardboard recycling burden from retailers to consumers Obstacles to higher recycling rates Current models to encourage recycling Regulations on reducing empty space in parcels Reducing the weight of packaging Reverse logistics framework to support recycling Efficiency and convenience of doorstep recycling collection Reusable packaging Consolidated recycling drop-off points

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Ep 378: Reducing environmental impact of e-commerce packaging is an episode from Postal Hub podcast by Ian Kerr.

This episode is 23:56 long.

This episode was published on Aug 5, 2025.

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