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Responding to Sag Harbor Woman's Petition Drive, Amazon Finally Sets a Date To Eliminate Plastic Packaging

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Nicole Delma at an Oceana gala last fall when it was announced that Amazon had agreed in principle to stop using plastic packaging. COURTESY NICOLE DELMA

Nicole Delma at an Oceana gala last fall when it was announced that Amazon had agreed in principle to stop using plastic packaging. COURTESY NICOLE DELMA

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 9, 2024
Amazon, the retailing behemoth, has finally — and officially — agreed to meet the demands of a Change.org petition launched in 2020 by Nicole Delma, a Sag Harbor digital marking... more

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