How the logistics industry has responded to the environmental imperatives is not unexpected, given its commercial and economic imperatives, but by virtually overlooking significant issues, such as pollution, congestion, resource depletion, means that the logistics industry is still not very ‘green’. This conclusion is borne out by published surveys. Murphy et al (1994) asked members of the Council for Logistics Management what were the most important environmental issues relating to logistics operations. The two leading issues selected were hazardous waste disposal and solid waste disposal. Two thirds of respondents identified these as being of ‘great’ or ‘maximum’ importance. The least important issues identified were congestion and land use, two elements usually considered of central importance by environmentalists. When asked to identify the future impact of environmental