[GreenYes] Re: Online shopping - environmental benefits or not?

["Amy Hemmert" <amy@no.address>]

Well said, Steve.

One other point to keep in mind is that it's often difficult or impossible 
to find the eco-products you're looking for at a store near you. Shopping 
online avoids multiple car trips to various locations looking for specific 
earth-friendly alternatives.  Our company also ships orders in recycled or 
salvaged boxes and we cushion each item with old newspaper, which we hope 
our eco-conscious customers are either recycling or reusing. We take comfort 
in the fact that by purchasing our products either online or in person, our 
customers will be eliminating, on average, 67 lbs of waste per school year. 
And...because our customers purchase from a photo on the Web, we do not have 
to package our Web orders in the same packaging that our retailers expect. 
We can get away with a reusable Zip-lock bag instead of fancy, eye-catching 
display packaging. Our Internet packaging is waste-free and requires no 
paper, diposable plastic, or ink--and it's much more cost-effective.

Amy Hemmert
Obentec, Inc.
amy@no.address
831-457-0301
www.laptoplunches.com
www.wastefreelunches.org

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