March 20, 2024Walmart has fulfilled its June 2023 pledge to phase out single-use plastic from mailing envelopes and replace it with recyclable paper. The change has already affected about 65 million bags mailed annually in the U.S., cutting an estimated 2,000 tons of plastic, according to the retailer. Walmart, like rival retailer Amazon, wants to eliminate extra packaging and move away from plastic where possible. The plastic-to-paper switch, close to completion at the end of its fiscal year in 2024, as promised, was made across the company’s U.S. fulfillment network and didn’t require process or equipment changes, according to a Walmart spokesperson.https://www.greenbiz.com/article/walmart-replaces-plastic-e-commerce-envelopes-recyclable-paper (ICE LOS ANGELES)

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