Amazon makes massive changes to package delivery in Michigan

Amazon has come a long way from its humble beginnings, becoming one of the largest companies in the world and a service that pretty much everyone uses. While Amazon may later be responsible for the closure of many stores, the convenience of being able to order anything on the spot and have it delivered within 24-48 hours is unmatched by any other company and something we never imagined possible in the 90s.

But given the popularity and the large number of people who use Amazon’s shipping service, the company was forced to make a fundamental change in the way it ships its products, which will also affect parcel services in Michigan and Ohio in the future.

Amazon recently issued a press release about a major change you will notice when your packages are delivered:

No more plastic

We are constantly inventing and thinking big to keep our packaging small. We want to ensure our customers receive their items undamaged, while using as little packaging as possible to avoid waste and giving priority to recyclable materials.

That’s right, according to the company, you will notice paper instead of plastic in your package:

Removing 95% of our plastic air pillows is another step in our journey to eliminate and reduce packaging – and part of our multi-year effort to remove plastic delivery packaging from North American fulfillment centers. This is Amazon’s largest plastic packaging reduction initiative to date in North America and will eliminate nearly 15 billion plastic air pillows annually.

Are my packages safe?

Amazon claims that the paper filler is made from 100% recycled material and that it offers the same, if not better, protection to the packages it delivers, so it seems the change is better for the environment and orders.