Environmental impact of returns in Germany 2021

Published by Daniela Coppola, Jun 26, 2023
In 2021, Germany counted 530 million online return shipments, a study revealed. On average, each shipment produced 1,500 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent, which made a total carbon footprint of 795,000 tons of CO2 gas equivalent that year.

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September 2022

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Germany

Survey time period

2021

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Data based on information disclosed by 411 retailers with high e-commerce revenues.

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