Carbon Footprint of Shipping

Getting a package to your door creates carbon emissions.

At Alpaca, we pay to remove from the atmosphere the carbon our shipments produce. We do it through Planet, a Shopify program.

A box travels over the mountains to your door, and at the end of the road a sprout grows. we pay for it

How it works

  1. Planet calculates the emissions of each shipment.

  2. We pay that cost.

    You aren’t charged anything extra.

  3. With that money, Shopify funds companies that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it.

What projects Shopify funds

According to Shopify, its fund works with six types of companies:

  • Direct air capture

    Machines that pull carbon from the air and store it underground.

    For example, Climeworks and Heirloom.

  • Mineralization

    Rocks that absorb carbon and turn it into stone.

  • Biomass

    Plant waste that is processed and stored so its carbon doesn’t return to the air.

    For example, Charm.

  • Ocean

    Methods that help the ocean absorb more carbon.

    For example, Planetary.

  • Soil

    Practices that help farmland store more carbon.

    For example, Loam.

  • Forests

    Projects that protect or restore forests.

You can see the full list on the Shopify fund page.

What we don’t claim

This covers our shipments. We don’t claim that our pieces or our whole operation are carbon neutral.

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