Are Parcel Machines and their users ECO?

As part of the Polish-Norwegian Grass (Green and Sustainable Transport Systems in Cities) project, staff from the Maritime Academy in Szczecin, in cooperation with InPost, conducted a study to evaluate the Parcel Post service in Poland.

As early as 2013, experts from the AGH University of Science and Technology proved that Parcel Machine deliverers use less fuel than traditional couriers emissions into the atmosphere by up to 95%. Researchers from Szczecin, on the other hand, have shown that Paczkomat InPost delivery drivers travel 120-150 km less per day than other providers.

It was also examined whether the behaviour of Parcel Machine customers could also be regarded as environmentally friendly and supportive of sustainable urban development. To this end, an online survey was prepared, aimed at people who had been the sender or recipient of a parcel at a Parcel Machine at least once. The survey was conducted from 12 February to 26 February 2015.