AMAZON
60 %
Amazon will be opening a new fulfilment centre in Perth to increase its Western Australian operations by 60 %
Amazon ’ s sustainable packaging progress Packaging is one of the key focus areas for Godschalx and her team . Amazon is committed to delivering products safely while innovating to find new ways to reduce packaging and increase recyclability .
In Amazon ’ s Australian fulfilment network , boxes are 100 % recyclable and the company has replaced all plastic , single-use air pillows with recyclable packing paper on orders shipped from its fulfilment centres . Amazon has also reduced the amount of paper used in its boxes to minimise cardboard usage . Globally , since 2015 , Amazon has reduced the weight of packaging per shipment by 41 % on average , avoiding more than two million tons of material waste . Where possible , the company has eliminated packaging altogether . In 2022 , 11 % of all packages shipped globally were without added Amazon delivery packaging .
Godschalx ’ s team also oversees waste services at all of the business ’ 20 operations sites across Australia and Singapore . She adds : “ We have established relationships with local suppliers and have set up processes , ensuring that we ’ re improving our waste and recycling practices .”
42 August 2023