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.
Key figures on environmental impact of online returns in Germany in 2021
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Forschungsgruppe Retourenmanagement. (September 7, 2022). Key figures on environmental impact of online returns in Germany in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394952/estimated-environmental-impact-of-returns-germany/
Forschungsgruppe Retourenmanagement. "Key figures on environmental impact of online returns in Germany in 2021 ." Chart. September 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394952/estimated-environmental-impact-of-returns-germany/
Forschungsgruppe Retourenmanagement. (2022). Key figures on environmental impact of online returns in Germany in 2021 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394952/estimated-environmental-impact-of-returns-germany/
Forschungsgruppe Retourenmanagement. "Key Figures on Environmental Impact of Online Returns in Germany in 2021 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394952/estimated-environmental-impact-of-returns-germany/
Forschungsgruppe Retourenmanagement, Key figures on environmental impact of online returns in Germany in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394952/estimated-environmental-impact-of-returns-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Key figures on environmental impact of online returns in Germany in 2021 [Graph], Forschungsgruppe Retourenmanagement, September 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394952/estimated-environmental-impact-of-returns-germany/