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So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to HEALTH

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It is the company’s largest tic across global operations recyclable content and artificial intelligence and Noord 527 3200
plastic packaging reduction for the first time in 2022 after is curbside recyclable, of- robotics company Glacier Sta. Cruz 527 2900
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Almost all customer deliver- single-use plastic that year, Christian Garcia, who works companies. It’s also partner-
ies for Prime Day this year, an 11.6% decrease from at Amazon’s fulfillment cen- ing with the U.S. Department TAXI SERVICES
which happens next month, 2021. ter in Bakersfield, California, of Energy on new materials Taxi Tas 587 5900
will contain plastic no air pil- Amazon began transition said in a release that the pa- and recycling programs.q Prof. Taxi 588 0035
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its use of plastic from envi- company said that it was easier to pack orders. TRAVEL INFO
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own reports on Amazon’s use ing to recycled paper filling. additional packaging, the Avianca 588 0059
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Matt Littlejohn, senior vice ed changing out machinery of all of Amazon’s packages Surinam 582 7896
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these efforts and also push
innovations like reusable
packaging to move away
from single-use packaging
everywhere it sells and ships.”
There has also been broad
support among Amazon in-
vestors who have urged the
company to outline how will
will reduce waste.
The company disclosed
the total of single-use plas- facebook.com/arubatoday/