The world’s largest retailer is partially responsible for a pandemic-inspired surge in ocean plastic. A new report tries to estimate how much. As online shopping has surged during the pandemic, it’s ...

While Amazon plastic packaging is labeled as recyclable, most of it ends up in landfills, a new report has found. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) Although the plastic packaging delivered by ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Feeling guilty about all those blue-and-white plastic Amazon bags piling up ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Plastic packaging waste from the online retail giant Amazon ballooned to 709 ...

Sustainability: News about the rapidly growing climate tech sector and other areas of innovation to protect our planet. SEE MORE by Lisa Stiffler on Jun 20, 2024 at 9:22 am June 20, 2024 at 3:12 pm ...

Amazon purchases come with a lot of packaging. Do you know the best ways to dispose of it? As if we all don't order enough Amazon packages on any given day, it's time for Prime Day once again (the ...

Amazon’s promise to quit plastic packing has materialized at one facility in Ohio, but the company provides no timeline for a nationwide rollout. Amazon’s promise to quit plastic packing has ...

Amazon announced today that it has replaced 95% of its plastic air pillows in North America with paper filling. The e-commerce giant is on track to have them fully removed from its packaging by the ...

Amazon is eliminating the use of the puffy plastic air pillows used in delivery boxes, joining other major companies that are cutting their plastic use. The company said it was shipping 15 billion ...

Feeling guilty about all those blue-and-white plastic Amazon bags piling up around the house? Fear not — they can be recycled! At least, that’s what the packaging says. For years now, Amazon’s plastic ...