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Understanding the role of packaging in environmental impact The total environmental impact of each e-commerce order is a result of all the different factors. Manufacturing resources, primary packaging, distribution and shipping cycle are all part of the total impact. For example, for a tablet, the shipping cycle (the journey from the distribution center to the consumer) represents approximately 2% of the product's total environmental impact. Of that 2%, packaging materials comprise approximately 15% of the shipping cycle impact, which is approximately 0.003% of the total environmental impact. Doesn't sound like fertile ground for improving sustainability, right? Wrong. If a tablet breaks during the shipping cycle because the right protective packaging wasn't used, that tablet's environmental impact doubles. The resources used to produce a replacement ship it to the consumer, and returning the broken product can more than double the product's sustainabilit...