The problem is, there is a cost to the environment — and retailers are doing a careful dance to try to mitigate it without turning customers away.

The problem is, there is a cost to the environment — and retailers are doing a careful dance to try to mitigate it without turning customers away.

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America's addiction to absurdly fast shipping has a hidden cost

Search. Compare options. Click buy. Look out for a package on your doorstep the next day, or even that same day, without ever having to get in your car. The mail truck comes by and drops off your order with a bunch of others, probably on a route she would've been driving anyway, no extra trip needed. Totally green, right?