E-Commerce Packaging Explosion

E-commerce packaging explosion ranks as the tenth-worst plastic pollution source, unleashing an estimated 2.1 billion plastic mailer bags globally each year, alongside billions of air pillows, bubble wrap sheets, and polystyrene fillers. Amazon alone contributes 600 million packages shipped in plastic mailers annually, a figure that dwarfs the output of any single medical facility. Consumers can curb the impact by choosing cardboard options at checkout, which would cut 800 million mailer bags annually if adopted by just 40% of shoppers.