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Amazon is getting rid of plastic air pillows in North America


Have you noticed more paper filler lately?

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. A recent report from the nonprofit conservation organization Oceana estimates that the company generated 208 million pounds of plastic waste from its packaging in the US in 2022. Even though Oceana welcomes Amazon’s commitment to do away with plastic air pillows in North America, it acknowledges that there’s still more work to be done.

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