Amazon India recently announced that it has accomplished its first milestone towards the elimination of single-use plastic from its Fulfilment Centres (FC) in India.
The last-mile delivery segment is under considerable scrutiny in particular, primarily because it is the link companies have with their end customers, with consumer satisfaction making or breaking their businesses.
The Hyderabad-based, Special Business Unit of HSIL, will be the first organised player to use the eCommerce route. It has brought its retail offerings under the brand ‘Greendrop Glassware’ for the purpose, said Rajesh K Khosla, President & CEO.
Flipkart, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, announced that as of August 1, 2019, it has achieved a 25% reduction in single-use plastic through various initiatives across its packaging value chain.
China has been one of the world’s fastest growing economies for over three decades. Today, it is the world’s second largest economy, the fastest growing consumer market, and an e-commerce wonderland second to none.
E- commerce stakeholders are increasingly recognising the need to make sustainable packaging viable for small businesses that supply products to these platforms, in order to achieve targets. This comes at a time when the government and individual retailers look for options to curb the use of single-use plastic.
Amazon’s India unit announced on Wednesday that, it would replace all single use plastic in its packaging by June 2020 with paper cushions.
Flipkart, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, recently announced that as of August 1, 2019, it has achieved a 25% reduction in single-use plastic through various initiatives.
The government may also consider telling large e-commerce companies such as Amazon India and Flipkart Ltd to stop using as much plastic as they do.
HERMA (hall 3A, booth 236) will present the new PA8 4C Print & Apply System at FachPack 2019 from 24 – 26 September 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Smurfit Kappa has used its eSmart service to enable the leading Latin American egg provider to successfully enter the eCommerce channel.
An insight on “How ecommerce is changing snacking behaviours” has been prepared by Chris Fesen , Marketing Director at Amcor.
