Amazon pledges to reduce plastic packaging in Germany

According to foreign media reports, US online retail giant Amazon announced on Monday that it will reduce the use of plastic packaging in Germany by the end of this year .

The company also said it would replace all single-use plastic packaging with paper bags and use corrugated cardboard boxes to ship larger items. Although it has pledged to reduce its use of plastic, it will not stop using it completely.

Due to the delivery needs of some special items, such as fragile items , glassware , etc., bubble film will continue to be required for protection. Third-party items that have been packaged in disposable plastic bags can be re-labeled with postal labels, and items shipped to humid outdoor locations can remain packaged as they are.

Amazon dominates German online retail and has been accused of making an unnecessary contribution to the country's mountains of plastic waste .

A report released by the Oceana Group in December last year said that about 11,000 tons of plastic waste from Amazon packaging entered rivers and oceans in 2019. Amazon dismissed the findings as a "miscalculation" at the time.

As a giant in the global online retail industry, Amazon sends out countless express parcels every day. Although disposable plastic packaging is convenient, it puts tremendous pressure on the environment. Now Amazon has stated that it will reduce the use of plastic packaging by the end of the year , which will reduce environmental pollution.

The advancement of science and technology has made people's lives more convenient and faster, but at the same time, people's production and life have caused tremendous pressure on the environment, air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, ocean pollution ...

People should take environmental issues seriously. As global giant retailers, they should be more aware of environmental protection. People should also pay attention to starting with small things and contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development of mankind.

Amazon has pledged to reduce its use of plastic packaging in Germany by the end of the year, which will significantly reduce pollution from plastic products.

Amazon reduces plastic packaging in Germany