September 1, 2008
UPS Energy Consumption Per Package Increases
In UPS’ latest corporate sustainability report (PDF), the company says it has reduced CO2 emissions by 32,000 metric tons and saved 3 million gallons of fuel in 2007. This was achieved by shaving about 30 million miles off of delivery routes in the U.S. through innovations in the company’s package flow technology.
The company also recycled 2.65 million pounds of electronic equipment and 45,400 tons of solid waste materials. It also purchased close to 160,000 tons of materials with recycled content.
However, the company reported that its total energy consumption increased by 1.3 percent. Energy consumption per package….
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