BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: Amazon.com Inc's India unit said on Wednesday it would replace all single use plastic in its packaging by June 2020 with paper cushions, the latest major company to join the country's fight against environmental pollution.
Amazon's move comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming ban on plastic bags, cups and straws.The environment friendly packaging material will be entirely recyclable, Amazon, which has often been criticised for using too much plastic and thermocol to wrap its billions of packages of shipments, said on Wednesday.
Last week, rival Flipkart said it has cut down on single-use plastic use by 25per cent and plans to move entirely to recycled plastic consumption in its own supply chain by March 2021.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cricket: India beat West Indies by 257 runs, win Test series 2-0KINGSTON: India completed another crushing victory over the West Indies, demolishing the home side by 257 runs on the fourth afternoon of the ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
West Indies' batting limitations exposed by classy IndiaREUTERS: West Indies' batting limitations were ruthlessly exposed by a relentless and classy India bowling attack in the two-test series swept by ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Amazon fined 4 million euros in France over competition issues: reportOnline retail giant Amazon was fined 4 million euros (US$4.5 million) by the Paris commercial court on Monday for introducing abusive clauses in ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Brazil president to skip Amazon summit on doctor's ordersBrazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will skip a regional summit on fires that have devastated swaths of the Amazon because doctors want him to get ready for surgery scheduled for next week, a spokesman said Monday. The far-right president has been widely criticized over his support for Amazon deforestation
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous landsAs evening falls over their Amazon home, the hunter gatherers of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people extract bamboo arrows from the flank of a wild pig and ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Brazil speaker wants Congress to act against Amazon deforestationLower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said Brazil's Congress should pass a resolution condemning deforestation in the Amazon, citing fears about the ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »