E-commerce, Retail
Amazon packaging targets
Amazon is an online retailer that ships customer orders in boxes, paper bags and envelopes. It reports 27% of its shipments used single-use plastic delivery packaging in 2025.
By Sandeepa Kulkarni
Sources consulted 12 October 2026
Status: Live Sourced from company reports; not yet re-checked by a second analyst. How this database works
- Headquarters
- United States
- End uses
- E-commerce, Retail
- Materials named in its targets
- Paper and board, Plastic
- Website
- amazon.com
Packaging targets and progress
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Reduce share of shipments with single-use plastic delivery packaging (no numeric target stated in source)
Latest reported: 27% of shipments (2025)
“from 65% of shipments in 2023 to 37% in 2024 to 27% of shipments in 2025”
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Shipments recyclable in household waste streams in North America (no target stated in source)
Latest reported: 73% (2025)
“73% of shipments in North America were recyclable in household waste streams, up from 63% in 2024.”
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Packaging avoided since 2015 (no target stated in source)
Latest reported: 5.4 million metric tons avoided since 2015
“Since 2015, we’ve avoided 5.4 million metric tons of packaging”
About this database
- Purpose
- To help packaging makers and suppliers see what large buyers have committed to publicly, by end use and region, and how far they have got.
- Coverage
- 42 large brand owners and retailers so far, chosen for their size in packaging demand. It is not a complete list of buyers in any market.
- Data sources
- Each company's own sustainability, annual and ESG reports, press releases and filings, plus official sources where a pledge was made to a public body.
- Methodology
- For each target we record the wording, the target year, the latest progress the company reports and a short quote from the source. Status says met or missed only when the company states the result; otherwise it shows in progress or not reported.
- Limitations
- Companies report on different bases and years. Headquarters countries are added by our analysts and are not separately sourced. Rows have not yet been re-checked by a second analyst. No contacts, purchase volumes, supplier relationships or pack specifications are included.
- Access
- Free to read and to download as CSV. For an analysis of a buyer group for your products, ask for a buyer briefing.
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