Is online shopping packaging waste a threat to the environment?

被引：25

作者：

Kim, Yeonsu ^{[1
]}

Kang, Jisoo ^{[2
]}

Chun, Hyunbae ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sogang Univ, Dept Econ, Seoul 04107, South Korea

[2] Korea Culture & Tourism Inst, Seoul 07511, South Korea

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2022年 / 214卷

关键词：

E-commerce; Environment; Packaging waste; Credit card;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110398

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

A surge in packaging waste from online shopping is raising environmental concerns. In this paper, we examine the effect of online shopping on packaging waste generation. Using county-level waste generation and online shopping data, we find that online shopping generates 4.8 times more packaging waste than offline shopping given the same amount of spending. Our results suggest that a new policy is necessary to prevent further environmental damage due to the packaging waste from online shopping. (C)& nbsp;2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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