EUROPE—  Amazon has announced that 100% of its delivery packaging in Europe—the boxes, bags and envelopes needed to get products to customers—is now recyclable. This includes items sold by Amazon, as well as third-party selling partners that use Fulfilment by Amazon. All customers are now receiving their orders in flexible paper bags, cardboard envelopes and corrugated cardboard boxes – all of which are recyclable in household recycling across Europe. Amazon says it has also grown the number of products shipped without any additional Amazon packaging by more than 50% in Europe. These combined initiatives mean the company estimates it has avoided using more than 1 billion single-use plastic delivery bags from its European distribution network since 2019. Amazon has not indicated when and if it will be doing the same in North America.