Last-Mile Delivery — True Sustainability
Last-mile delivery is an important, critical step of the delivery process. Not only does it complete the delivery process to the recipient of the package, it also is the cause of a large amount of pollution in the world, currently, due to the number of fossil fuels being utilized to complete these last-mile deliveries.
Big urban city centers are where most of these deliveries occur, and there is a push to attempt to make these kinds of processes cleaner.
Focus on Green Solutions and Sustainability
Because express delivery and same-day delivery are becoming so mainstream and used by the populace, a push on a greener initiative to complete these kinds of deliveries has become more popular. In a city like Toronto, Canada, this has never been truer.
Fossil fuels get burned to deal with the deep snow and the harsh cold, and even more, is used for however many trucks and delivery vans run through the city on a daily basis.
Courier services and companies that offer green solutions, such as couriers utilizing bicycles, are becoming more popular as a push towards a greener delivery service becomes stronger.
Part of this is also due to consumers wishing to have a sustainable, eco-friendly form of last-mile delivery. They want their products, but they don’t want it at the cost of the environment — this is where green last-mile delivery becomes so important.
A Cleaner Toronto Environment
Because pollution is a threat to residents in a large urban area like Toronto, and many other places in Canada, it’s no longer simply speed or efficiency that matters when moving materials or packages.
Customers and clients want green solutions and environment-friendly ways of transporting things: because it does no good to get your package on time if your health is being threatened by that same convenience.
Many government agencies, both local and national, are looking to try to improve this aspect of life and offer fast service while still satisfying the desire for a more green courier service. For example, in Canada, there have been several recent political pushes like banning coal-fired power plants and passing an act in 2016, the Multi-sector Air Pollutants Regulations, which limits the number of emitted pollutants from various different kinds of machinery.
In Toronto, specifically, there are similar initiatives: such as the carbon credit policy and the attempt to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Importance of Smart-City Focused Technologies
Because of all of these issues, it’s more important than ever that last-mile delivery is done with environmentally-friendly intentions in mind. Courier services should be efficient — offering great express delivery while still satisfying the requirements and expectations of those who expect green technology to be more prevalent in today’s shipping world.
Here at FlashBox, we prioritize green and clean technologies, using our best-in-class service to get express deliveries and last-minute deliveries are done fast — but clean. We maintain our efficiency while utilizing a fleet of all kinds of different couriers — from electric cars to hybrids to completely carbon neutral bikes.
Using these technologies along with our vetted couriers who are handpicked during the hiring process, we can deliver great service to everyone while keeping things clean and pushing for a green future.
We stay true to the values of our customers and clients with this commitment towards green technology. FlashBox will always focus on great service with care towards the values that we hold as key to our organization: and a green, sustainable delivery fleet is one of them.
