UPDATE 1-Amazon India plans to scrap single-use plastic, joins rival Flipkart

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s India unit plans to replace single-use plastic in its packaging by June 2020, the company said on Wednesday, the latest move by an ecommerce giant to weed out plastic use from the country’s cities and towns that frequently rank among the world’s most polluted. Last week, Walmart Inc’s local ecommerce unit Flipkart said it had cut down on similar kinds of plastic use by 25% and planned to move entirely to recycled plastic consumption in its own supply chain by March 2021. The announcements come just weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected move to announce plans scrapping the use of certain varieties of plastic by 2022.

source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-amazon-india-plans-scrap-071735922.html?.tsrc=rss

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