Friday, March 22, 2013

Your (wasteful) package has arrived

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From: "Change.org" <mail@change.org>
Date: Mar 22, 2013 7:47 AM
Subject: Your (wasteful) package has arrived
To: <aquarianm@gmail.com>
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Daniel -- There's a new petition taking off on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in signing it:

Tell Amazon: Switch to recyclable shipping materials.
Sign the Petition

Amazon.com: Switch to more sustainable packaging

Started by: Holly, San Francisco, California

As the world's largest online retailer, the packaging materials Amazon.com uses to ship their products have a huge impact on the environment. While the company has taken some admirable steps to reduce packaging waste (such as avoiding the use of styrofoam packing peanuts), the bubble wrap mailers they ship many of their products in cannot be recycled. 

This means that millions of bubble wrap mailers are ending up in the landfill each year just from Amazon's items alone. As a leader in online retail, Amazon.com has the power to make a difference by switching over to recyclable padded mailers.  These are cushioned with post-consumer newsprint, contain no plastic, and can be easily recycled in all municipalities or composted. 

Not only would this reduce the amount of packaging being landfilled, it would also set an example for other online retailers.

Click here to sign Holly's petition, "Amazon.com: Switch to more sustainable packaging".

You can also check out other popular petitions on Change.org by clicking here.

If you have concerns or feedback, click here to flag this petition.

Holly Bowling, who created this petition, is not affiliated with Change.org. Change.org did not create and is not responsible for the petition content.

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