(ANSA) – ROME, DECEMBER 16 – Amazon announced that, by the end of the year, it will no longer use single-use plastic bags and bags within its supply chain in Italy, for the packaging of items sold by Amazon and by sales partners who use the Fulfillment By Amazon service. Customers will then receive the products in flexible paper and cardboard bags that are more easily recyclable in the separate collection system throughout Italy, made with larger quantities of recycled materials and capable of reducing the volume of shipments compared to deliveries in cardboard boxes. corrugated. Customers will continue to receive larger items in cardboard boxes. Amazon is also increasing the number of products for sale that can be shipped in their original manufacturer-supplied packaging, with just the addition of the address label.
“We have made changes within our supplier network that allow us to eliminate single-use plastic bags for deliveries to Italy for products sold by Amazon and FBA partners,” said Mariangela Marseglia, VP and Country Manager Italy and Spain. “Customers are already receiving more deliveries in easily recyclable paper and cardboard packaging and we will continue to innovate and find ways to use more sustainable packaging.”
From cardboard boxes to flexible paper bags, Amazon is working to improve the sustainability of its packaging. The company has adjusted their size to fit the size of the products, generally using less material, and increasing the amount of recycled components that are used to make them. (HANDLE).
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