SUPPORTS SHIP GREENER
What is Ship Greener?
We are asking major online retailers to use the correct size boxes with minimal filling and no plastic at all. We are also asking retailers to think sustainably when shipping in order to help reduce their carbon footprint. By creating these simple changes, we will immediately reduce millions of pounds of plastic and cardboard waste.
Why is this important?
There is an incredible amount of unnecessary plastic entering the waste stream as a result of shipping from major online retailers. Amazon alone ships 1.7 million packages a day, with the number of plastic air pillows used each year enough to encircle the planet 500 times. These habits are unsustainable for our planet!
Major Wins and Accomplishments
AMAZON JOINS SHIP GREENER,
ELIMINATING 15 BILLION PLASTIC
PILLOWS ANNUALLY
You emailed, Amazon listened! Thanks to a record number of email messages from our supporters, we were able to communicate to Amazon the importance of reducing single-use plastic waste in shipping. We appreciate the work of other nonprofits and coalitions as well to make this major change happen!
“We are working towards full removal [of plastic pillows] in North America by end of [2024] and will continue to innovate, test, and scale in order to prioritize curbside recyclable materials.”
Pat Lindner, VP of Mechatronics and Sustainable Packaging Read the full article here.
Get Involved
HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION
JOIN THE MOVEMENT!
#SHOWUSYOURPACKAGE
Let’s use social media for change! Next time you receive a delivery with excess packaging, post it on social media and tag the company where you purchased it from with #showusyourpackage.
This is what we are up against!
Here are some images from our supporters:
HOW CORPORATIONS CAN TAKE ACTION
How to ship greener with UPS, courtesy of UPS Customer Solutions
Follow these shipping guidelines from UPS, a supporter of Ship Greener! If you are a business that ships, UPS offers solutions to help reduce your climate impact.
SHIPPING COMPANIES SUPPORT SHIP GREENER! SMALLER PACKAGING MEANS LESS TRUCKS ON THE ROAD AND THAT’S BETTER FOR BUSINESS AND FOR THE PLANET.
Pledge $10 to support Ship Greener
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