Plastic bubble wrap waste piling up amid surge in online sales
Packages draped in disposable plastic bubble wrap (Photo by the Office of Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr.) MANILA - The pandemic-driven surge in online merchandise sales is generating a huge volume of new plastic waste every day, mainly from the widespread use of "bubble wraps" to package goods ordered by consumers, Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said on Sunday. "If you make an online purchase today, chances are you will receive the item that you ordered in a packet or carton draped in throwaway plastic bubble wrap," Campos said. "The problem with these elastic wrap...
Source: philippinetimes.com