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A 2022 study in Economics Letters – Is online shopping packaging waste a threat to the environment? – found that online shopping generates 4.8 times more packaging waste than offline shopping. When cardboard breaks down in compost or landfill the fibres produce methane. The International Energy Agency reports that the global warming potential of methane gas is 28-30 times greater than carbon dioxide over 100 years, meaning that improper disposal of cardboard can significantly multiply its climate footprint.