Amazon criticised by customers for increasing use of plastic packaging
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While UK supermarkets and shops try to use less plastic, Amazon earlier this year introduced a new range of padded plastic envelopes for deliveries.Amazon said its SmartPac envelopes are recyclable and that it is"working to improve" its packaging options". Concern is growing about the amount of plastic waste that ends up in our oceans, harming marine life.
If your local council doesn't take them through its normal kerbside pick-ups, you can see where you can recycle plastic bags locally at theAlex, who works in higher education and did not want to share her surname, said Amazon"has a duty to act and set the standard for others".
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