Amazon has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags across its own distribution network in the UK// The move is the latest in a series of measures to optimize packaging for the products customers order most often Amazon has revealed it has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags in its own distribution network in the UK as it ramps up its sustainability drive. The online giant is also increasing the number of products it sells that can be shipped to customers in their original packaging provided by the manufacturer, rather than being placed inside an additional cardboard box – with only an address label added. The company said it has successfully switched single-use plastic bags to recyclable paper delivery bags and cardboard envelopes in the UK for orders shipped from Amazon’s Fulfilment Centers. The move is the latest in a series of measures to optimize packaging for the products customers order most often, which Amazon said have resulted in it removing the equivalent of two billion shipping boxes in packaging material globally since 2015. Read more: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/amazon-ditches-single-use-plastic-delivery-bags-for-recyclable-paper-11195239