Small-format materials include beverage bottle caps, pumps for lotion bottles, plastic lids on beverage cups, cosmetic packaging such as lipstick, and foodservice cutlery.

Last year, even as the number of Amazon orders grew, the e-commerce giant managed to shrink its plastic footprint. The amount of single-use plastic that it used in shipping dropped by 11.6% from ...

Companies are developing alternatives to single-use plastic, and with options including seaweed and mushroom tissue, consumer interest isn’t disappearing, even during the coronavirus pandemic.