CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Last year, ecommerce major Flipkart said it eliminated all single-use plastic packaging use across all its fulfillment centres across the country. Flipkart also said that it introduced scalable sustainable alternatives such as eco-friendly paper shreds, recycled paper bags, among others.

Detailed explanation-2: -The share of plastic used for these banned SUPs is less than 2-3% of the total plastic waste generated in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that his government would be actively working towards a crackdown on plastic in its second term in power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bengaluru – July 07, 2021: Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has eliminated all single-use plastic packaging used across its fulfillment centres in India, delivering on its public commitment to move to plastic-free packaging in its own supply chain by 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amazon eliminates single-use plastic in packaging in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -E-commerce giant Flipkart on Wednesday said it has eliminated the all single-use plastic packaging used across its fulfillment centres in India in line with its commitment made in 2019.