Environment America's Celeste Meiffren-Swango is reporting that shoppers can score some great deals on Amazon Prime Day or Prime Big Deal Days, but they come at a cost: tons and tons of single-use plastic packaging waste added to our environment.
Amazon sees its peak sales during Amazon Prime Day, a two-day event where shoppers ordered over 375 million items in July 2023.
However, the event’s significant consumer activity also generates a substantial amount of plastic packaging waste, including wraps and air pillows. This waste contributes to global plastic pollution, impacting marine life and ecosystems worldwide. Despite efforts to recycle some plastic, much of it ends up in landfills or incinerated, posing environmental risks.
Amazon has taken initial steps to address this issue by phasing out plastic air pillows and transitioning to recyclable alternatives for padded bags. Yet, there is a call for Amazon to eliminate all single-use plastics from its shipments, echoing successful measures implemented elsewhere. Consumer activism has proven effective in driving corporate change, encouraging Amazon and other major companies to adopt more sustainable practices and reduce plastic waste for a cleaner environment globally.
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Source: Environment America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/16/mineral-sunscreen-coral-reef-impact/
(This article was written with assistance from ChatGPT)
