I admit it. For a while now, I've been shopping at Fresh Direct 2-3x per month. In some (suburban and rural) places, grocery shopping  by delivery actually makes good environmental sense, since there's only one truck driving around making several deliveries, instead of all of those cars being on the road. In New York City, though, it's not clear that it makes the same good sense, since otherwise we'd be walking to the store or taking the subway. Sure, it's more convenient, which is why people do it, but it's not necessarily the environmentally conscious choice. In addition to just having the trucks on the road, they're also a nuisance in many neighborhoods, because they double park and idle with their refrigeration units on. Furthermore, FD food is delivered in cardboard boxes, and loose items like olives come in high-end plastic tubs (not the kind you feel OK about throwing out).