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Walmart-owned Flipkart has said it has eliminated all single-use plastic packaging used across its fulfilment centres in the country.
With this, the e-commerce major has delivered on its public commitment to move to plastic-free packaging in its supply chain by 2021.
This has been achieved across more than 70 facilities of Flipkart spread all over India, where it has eliminated single-use plastic packaging by introducing the most scalable sustainable alternatives, a statement said.
This includes switching to eco-friendly paper shreds, replacing poly pouches with recycled paper bags, replacing bubble wraps with carton waste shredded material and 2 ply roll, among others.
Throughout this process, Flipkart has also ensured that it is fully compliant with all EPR (extended producer responsibility) regulations and through its network of recyclers, the equivalent quantity of single-use plastic going to consumers is fully recycled, the statement said.
Under EPR, companies are given significant responsibility for the treatment or disposal of post-consumer products.
“Having achieved this milestone, Flipkart is now actively working with its seller partners who fulfil customer orders directly from their locations to educate them and enable them to move towards alternative materials,” the statement said.
