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Letters to The Editor: E-commerce waste


E-commerce waste
With the increasing number of online buying, the evident effect is the rising number of packets and cardboard boxes. These small and seemingly insignificant packets are unknowingly creating a threat to the surroundings, especially in the semi-urban areas where full-fledged municipal waste collection facilities are still lacking. Most of the people either throw away or burn these packets. Throwing these boxes can block the drainage system, and the consequences are the monsoon maladies on the roads.
Most of the boxes we receive are in good condition and can be reused directly by changing the shipping details. In this regard, the e-commerce giants can take some initiatives to collect the packets under the banner of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. That initially may put some added levies on the companies. But in the longer horizon, this will be helpful to steadily reduce the environmental impact and, maybe, sustainable management of this waste. ....

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