The cost of free shipping

Online shipping has changed the word. E-commerce companies control our expectations. They modify our vernacular. They create Golden-Globe-winning entertainment. Their relocations consume...

A look at the environmental impact of online shopping and educates consumers on the small changes they can make to minimize the environmental cost of free shipping.

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Online shipping has changed the word. E-commerce companies control our expectations. They modify our vernacular. They create Golden-Globe-winning entertainment. Their relocations consume international headlines. Their owner’s own our news outlets. Online shopping has shifted our culture, but how does this shift affect our world? I created a short, sharable video that challenges audiences to consider the environmental effects behind their purchases and offers a reasonable solution to minimize their impact. Rather than asking audiences to abruptly stop online shopping behaviors, I dare audiences to make conscious adaptations to their habits that can maintain consumer ease and our planet. 

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