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Minimising The Plastic Waste Generated By Food Delivery Platforms – A Look At The EPR Guidelines

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Since the emergence of e-commerce food delivery platforms, consumers have been spoilt for choice as far as their choice of cuisines is concerned. At present, the global online food delivery service...

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Mani Gupta
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Since the emergence of e-commerce food delivery platforms, consumers have been spoilt for choice as far as their choice of cuisines is concerned. At present, the global online food delivery service is valued at USD 126.91 billion.1 Food delivery platforms benefit consumers as well as restaurants.2

However, the emergence and growth of food delivery platforms is having an effect on the environment that is often being overlooked: the increased production of food waste and plastic packaging waste.3 For the purpose of this article, the latter will be the focal point. According to industry estimates, food delivery aggregators alone generate approximately 22,000 metric tons of plastic waste since they process roughly 40 million orders a month.4

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