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  • Environmental Science
  • Materials Science
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Background:

  • E-commerce packaging production and use have increased significantly, leading to greater environmental concerns.
  • The evolution of packaging materials and formats over the past century is reviewed, highlighting environmental impacts.
  • Current packaging practices face challenges in cost reduction and environmental footprint minimization, with reliance on non-renewable materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the scientific literature on e-commerce packaging and its environmental impact.
  • To identify research gaps in sustainable e-commerce packaging solutions.
  • To propose future research directions for reducing the environmental footprint of e-commerce packaging.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of abstracts focusing on sustainability in e-commerce packaging.
  • Analysis of changes in packaging materials, formats, and logistics.
  • Identification of problems such as oversized packaging and current innovations.

Main Results:

  • Packaging materials and technology advanced rapidly until the 1990s, with diminishing returns since.
  • Non-renewable materials in some packaging products hinder e-commerce growth and sustainability.
  • Oversizing is a significant issue contributing to packaging waste.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is needed on packaging from renewable sources like cellulose-based materials.
  • Improving distribution processes and adopting new production methods (e.g., 3D printing) can reduce environmental impact.
  • Rethinking the e-commerce packaging paradigm is crucial for future sustainability, as current approaches have seen little change.