Amazon The company said Thursday that it has removed 95% of plastic air pillows from packaging in North America and will replace them with paper fillings made from 100% recycled materials.
This is Amazon’s largest plastic packaging reduction initiative and will help eliminate nearly 15 billion plastic pillows every year.
Pat Lindner, vice president of mechatronics and sustainable packaging, said: “We are working to fully remove these materials in North America by the end of the year and will continue to innovate, test and scale to prioritize curbside recyclable materials. stated in the announcement.
The e-commerce company announced the launch of its first plastic filler in October 2023, beginning to move away from plastic fillers American Automated Fulfillment Center Eliminate plastic shipping packaging. Amazon works with suppliers to source paper refills that are also curbside recyclable.
This isn’t the first step Amazon is taking to reduce packaging waste. In 2015, the company launched its “Product Packed and Shipped” program, which aims to reduce the use of Amazon’s signature brown boxes and ship products in their original packaging.
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