In 2021, Germany counted *** million online return shipments, a study revealed. On average, each shipment produced grams of carbon dioxide equivalent, which made a total carbon footprint of ** tons of CO2 gas equivalent that year.
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Forschungsgruppe Retourenmanagement. (September 7, 2022). Key figures on environmental impact of online returns in Germany in 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1394952/estimated-environmental-impact-of-returns-germany/
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