A: 5.9 billion items are currently delivered in the UK each year. Step to Shops aims to reduce this number by 20% over the next five years. That’s a reduction of around 1.1 billion items a year not being delivered, but instead being purchased on foot. This represents a massive reduction in consumption of energy and packaging.
With ‘walk to buy’ shopping, there is also less chance of returned items because you can try it on/touch it. Online shopping stats say that 1 in 3 items may be returned, causing even more problems for the environment.
