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Amazon decided to choose paper over plastic because they found it was better for employee morale and the environment.
“It’s just a waste of time,” Christian Garcia, an employee at an Amazon fulfillment center in Bakersfield, California, said during an Amazon press conference on Thursday. release As a shipping material, paper is “not only easy to handle,” but it also “gives more space so it’s easier to pack orders,” he said.
This ease of use is one of the reasons why Amazon has decided to replace plastic air pillows in all shipping packages shipped in North America by the end of the year with 100% recycled paper stuffing.
Amazon announced the decision on Thursday, adding that it had already replaced 95% of packaging for deliveries on the continent so far.
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This is Amazon’s largest effort yet to reduce plastic packaging in North America.
Amazon fulfillment center. Photo by Nathan Stark/Getty Images
The move will have a positive impact on the environment: Not only will it prevent Amazon from using an estimated 15 billion plastic air pillows per year, but it will also ensure that customers receive more environmentally friendly materials. Easier Recycle.
Amazon will “continue to innovate, test, and scale to prioritize curbside collected recyclable materials,” Pat Lindner, the company’s vice president of sustainable packaging, said in a press release.
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Amazon has begun testing alternatives to plastic packaging. OctoberAt its automated fulfillment center in Ohio, the company stated The company says its Ohio plant’s efforts have made it possible to switch from plastic to 100% recycled paper filler.
the Prime Day At the event next month, the retail giant said it would eliminate plastic from “almost all” deliveries, wrapping them in paper bubble wrap instead.
Environmental nonprofit Oceana found Amazon generated about 709 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2021, enough to circle the Earth more than 800 times.
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