Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three teenagers in New York designed a cardboard, called Kiriboard, to replace plastic packaging. They got the idea when a box of ...
Todd Grasser, an Amazon process assistant, using an automated device to package items in paper bags for shipping at a facility in Sumner, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) SUMNER, Wash. — At ...
Now part of your Amazon delivery: less plastic. The e-commerce giant said it used nearly 86,000 tons of single-use plastic to send orders to customers around the globe last year. That's 11.6% less ...
Amazon said nearly all deliveries in North America no longer have plastic air pillows inside. This change avoids 15 billion air pillows a year, Amazon's biggest plastic reduction effort yet. Companies ...
While many retailers have historically relied on a blend of plastic and paper packaging to balance considerations like durability, weight, and size, recycling plastic packaging often necessitates ...