Baemin Reduces Carbon Emissions by 240 Tons in Second Half of Last Year with Eco-Friendly Packaging

Reduction of Packaging Materials in Baemin B Mart Logistics Process
Effect of Reducing 240 Tons of Carbon Emissions and Planting 36,000 Trees

Baemin B Mart uses eco-friendly paper cushioning materials to package delivery items.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Woowa Brothers (CEO Kim Byung-woo), which operates the logistics service of Baedal Minjok, announced on the 13th that it reduced a total of 240 tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the second half of last year alone by using eco-friendly packaging materials in the logistics distribution process. This amount corresponds to the carbon dioxide absorbed by about 36,000 30-year-old pine trees in one year.

Since starting the operation of Baemin B Mart in June 2019, Woowa Brothers has been making various attempts to realize ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) across all delivery packaging materials including ▲cooling packs ▲dry ice ▲paper cushioning materials ▲ice packs.

Since July last year, the thickness of the cooling packs has been reduced from 4mm to 3mm. Through this, the use of 41 tons of film was reduced, resulting in an estimated reduction of about 130 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The weight of dry ice was also significantly reduced. The standard size was reduced from 100g to 70g, cutting approximately 110 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

To notify handling precautions for dry ice, the stickers attached to delivery items have also been discontinued since July. After using up the remaining stock, handling precautions will be communicated by other means. It is predicted that this will reduce film usage by 0.26 tons annually, resulting in a reduction of 0.79 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

In June 2021, Woowa Brothers replaced plastic air cap cushioning materials in film form with eco-friendly paper cushioning materials. At the same time, cooling packs were changed from aluminum film materials to recyclable single-materials to reduce carbon emissions. Since November last year, ice packs have also been changed from composite materials to recyclable single materials.

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