{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","contentId":"00000174-a2bb-d97b-ab76-aebb0068001c","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/planet/improving-packaging","name":"Packaging","description":"Learn how Amazon is eliminating excess packaging, using recyclable materials, and innovating sustainable solutions to reduce waste across millions of shipments.","primaryImageOfPage":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c20c9ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1320x660+0+79/resize/1200x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fba%2F44%2F8dd0ae674c79b69994045de8187a%2Famazon-smile-og.jpeg","width":"1200","height":"0"},"text":"![A gif showing how Amazon tests packaging by testing different packaging mediums (plastic, paper, extensive paper)](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1fadf58/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1686x1124+157+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F83%2F34%2F12796e0148e297b60c52f8c38981%2Fextensible-paper-packaging-hero-1-jp-260909.gif)\n\n- [Meet the new paper replacing Amazon's plastic packaging](https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/amazon-paper-packaging-sustainability)\n\nThe progress we've made on packaging waste is real—and measurable. Since 2015, we have avoided 4.2 million metric tons of packaging materials, the equivalent weight of more than 480 of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. And, since 2024, we have removed plastic air pillows from all delivery packaging globally and reduced our total plastic packaging by 16.4% globally.\n\n### Latest news about improving packaging\n\n![Amazon packages delivered on doormat at front door](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/71c35b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd7%2Fcd%2F72bcf2764e2197c238fa43fe8bbd%2Fabout-amazon-hero-image-4-boxes-envelope-with-edited-logo.jpg)\n\n- [How Amazon is improving packaging and boosting sustainability](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/how-amazon-is-reducing-packaging)\n\n![Hands sifting grain, farmer on tractor in field, person holding document](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e5791f4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fef%2Fe3%2F45ff982a43dba928c565b6998237%2Findia-packaging-hero-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [Amazon teams up with leading Indian university to turn farm waste into recyclable packaging](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/amazon-iit-roorkee-farm-waste-recyclable-packaging)\n\n![An image of a person putting an Amazon package in the recycle bin.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1aa2368/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F55%2Ff2%2F1c442e0e4ce6bcd170f0616b37b7%2Famazon-product-day-2-6021.jpg)\n\n- [5 ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle your Amazon packaging ](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/what-to-do-with-amazon-boxes)\n\n![Lineup of Amazon product boxes showcasing Echo, Kindle, and Fire TV devices](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/050f419/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F99%2F2a%2Ffb47387346d882c87e0dd3b3c328%2Fuse-this-one-packaging-group-hero.jpg)\n\n- [Introducing Amazon’s all-new device packaging](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-device-packaging-kindle-echo)\n\nAmazon partners with brands around the world to reduce brand-supplied packaging and the need for Amazon to add additional protective packaging. [Learn more](https://www.amazon-packaging.com/).\n","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}