package delivery and greenhouse gas emissions

That is really a phenomenal task to do because delivering packages around the world would use a huge volume of gas that will spread to the air, however it is good to know that there are companies like FedEx who are concern to the problem of pollution in our planet. I hope many companies will still contribute or help to decrease air pollution.

Packaging design is challenging enough with the everyday evolution of products as manufactures constantly search for better ways to make their products smaller and a bit “easier” on the eyes of consumers. More than anything, it can be a hassle having to look for increasingly efficient ways to package your product, especially if your design has to provide a solution for current ecological needs. Packaging Equipment

Thanks for the useful post

Dear Riley, I work for UPS and I'm on the sustainability committee here. We love to hear what bloggers and customers think, even if they are suggestions for improvement. In fact, our latest product UPS carbon neutral was created because customers asked for it. A few things about shipping we think you might want to know, esp in these late days of holiday shipping...Please DON't use newspaper shreds or wadded up cloth for packing material. It doesnt protect your goods very well and its even worse if something gets wet inside. Same for those soy-based peanuts..Use the airpacks or (gulp) styrofoam peanuts (assuming you let us recycle them at a UPS Store). Also, Fedex wasnt the pioneer in alternative fuel vehicles...we had an all-electric car in the 1930s! Thanks for acting green. We love it!

I use the US Postal Service for all my business and personal mail. I am very happy with the service. I recently communicated with the USPS about why there are no recycling bins in the lobby at any of the post offices I go to. This is what I found out:

**"Post Office lobby recycling bins are available in 5,900 Post Offices across the nation. The secure recycling bins are available for customers who wish to recycle any of their mail. A complete list of participating Post Offices with read, respond, recycle bins can be found at Earth911.com, using the word “mail” in the search engine. The list is sorted by ZIP Code."**

I researched that are approximately 32,700 POST OFFICE LOCATIONS in the US, so that means about 18% of the post offices are offering lobby recycling bins. I still feel that each and every post office should offer recycling bins for customers in the lobby. As an alternative, I asked them if my Zero Waste group could make signs to post above the trash cans stating "THIS POST OFFICE DOES NOT OFFER RECYCLING IN THE LOBBY. PLEASE TAKE YOUR PAPER WASTE HOME FOR RECYCLING.", but they said they could not allow it.

You're a credit to the Postal Service, Donald - thanks for taking the time to respond to this story in such a thoughtful and responsible way. You presented your belief and WHY you believe it, you expanded on the information in the story, you provided a helpful tip to conserve packaging - and you didn't "slam" anyone in the process. Thanks!

I work for the Post Office and I deliver mail and packages. I believe we are the most efficient delivery service since we go to every house and business 6 days a week. Fed EX and UPS cherry pick houses causing them to deliver to only a fraction of addresses on any given day, increasing their fuel comsumption per delivery. All of our Priority Mail boxes are Silver rated in the Cradle to Cradle certification process. We also lease space on UPS planes to ship our 1st class mail and packages, so our mail is literally next to UPS packages on their planes. I hope all companies can reduce their carbon footprint and we strive for the most efficient operation possible.
A good tip-reusing a paper grocery bag instead of a box can make for a good shipping container that reuses a common resource and is also recyclable.

There are certainly a number of people working at FedEx whose job is just that: correct irresponsible journalism.

@Heather--since it is not your job, why don't you forward this article to your PR department? Are they not aware of the Climate Counts report?

For that matter, just who is irresponsible? Climate Counts or Rodale?

Regards,

Riley

In my humble opinion, Heather's comment is the epitome of "irresponsible" - it is an inflammatory statement and outright accusation with neither explanations nor facts to back it up. This type of "hit-and-run," especially made in such a public forum, is not only irresponsible, it's simply inconsiderate and rude, and is offensive to the author of the story, as well as to us readers. I give no credence to "hit-and-run" comments like this - they're often intentionally used to confuse and mislead.

The only "responsiblity" Heather shows here is that she identifies herself as a FedEx employee - which makes it all the more important that she corroborate her accusations of "many factual errors in your assessment" and "your irresponsible journalism."

Though she indeed might be able to offer corroboration of what she claims, the fact is that she didn't - and it leaves me with the feeling that she's just demonstrating a "sour grapes" attitude at the conclusion of the story which SLIGHTLY favors UPS.

Such irresponsibility on her part does not represent FedEx well.

No, I don't work for Rodale, FedEx, UPS, or USPS - and I don't know the author. At the most, I'll probably ship 2 or 3 boxes this holiday season. I have no "axe to grind" - I'm merely annoyed and offended at the irresponsibility and injustice of comments which refute nothing, such as Heather's.

I wouldn't be inclined to shift my business on way or the other based on the difference, but I think it is valuable for both companies to know that customers are interested and responsive to their efforts to lessen the environmental impact of their business activities.

I work for FedEx and see many factual errors in your assesment...however as you said it is the busiest time of the year for us ao I don't have time to correct your irresponsible journalism.