Timeline for Is delivery of mail to house doors by postal services more sustainable than picking up mail from a central location?
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| Jan 19, 2021 at 22:06 | comment | added | Móż | "Not everybody leaves their home every day - or drives" that's an important point. The last time I drove anywhere was months ago, and that was unusually recent because I typically only drive a couple of times a decade. I normally use a large cargo bike :) | |
| Nov 28, 2018 at 8:17 | comment | added | THelper | Here in The Netherlands letters and newspapers are delivered per bike, at least in cities (see for example cdn.easyapps.nl/pictures/000/000/000/112/832/035_640x480.jpg). This definitely beats pick-up from a central-point in terms of CO2 emissions. In more remote areas scooters or cars are used, but small electric vehicles are slowly starting to become more common. | |
| Nov 27, 2018 at 15:54 | comment | added | LShaver♦ | Why not just an "opt-in" system? This way the early adopters could get their packages sooner, and the carriers could reduce their costs and carbon footprint. The U.S. postal service currently offers Informed Delivery which lets me see a scanned image of mail I'm receiving each day. With this technology, notifying me when I drive by the post office of mail that's available for me to pick up wouldn't be a big leap. | |
| Nov 27, 2018 at 15:33 | comment | added | Erik | First option might result in rather complicated, addtional work for the carriers - and unsatisfied customers. Second option would require everyone to possess and successfully operate a smartphone - excluding a rather long list of people. Any solution should - in my opinion - rather refrain from requiring additional effort for the customers or complicated communications between customers and carrier while reducing the environmental impact. | |
| Nov 27, 2018 at 15:29 | comment | added | LShaver♦ | Another option would be for package recipients to notify the carriers if they wanted to pick up their packages from the local distribution point themselves. Or perhaps an app which would notify customers of packages available when they're driving in the direction of the depot. | |
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| Nov 27, 2018 at 15:05 | history | answered | Erik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |