For consumers, shopping online with an online supermarket is more environmentally friendly than even walking to a traditional supermarket, confirms a new study by consultancy Greenstone Carbon Management.

The study, which used online supermarket Ocado, found that the grocer’s warehouse model of shipping purchases to consumers from a central storehouse generated less carbon per pound of sales.

So there you have it, getting your groceries online is the green option, as well as often being the cheapest option.

Food and drink at MutualPoints

Unfortunately we don’t have Ocado on MutualPoints, but we do have lots of other grocery retailers on the site to let you buy your grub and earn money at the same time.

As well as being the most popular store on the high street, Tesco are one of the most popular stores on MutualPoints.  They’ve had a whopping 15 reviews from members thus far and with a nice 600 points for signing up and doing your shopping it’s easy to see why.

Does a shops carbon footprint matter to you?  Do you take environmental issues into consideration when you shop?

Earth Day is fast approaching and in homage to our planet we’ve decided to ramp up the recycling effort here at MutualPoints.  We’ve installed a new recycling system to ensure that as much of our waste gets recycled as possible.  This particular bin has been christened Bob, feel free to say hello to Bob.

Do you have similar schemes at work?  We’re always up for new ideas so feel free to put our humble efforts to shame