China faces 160,000 tonnes of packaging waste after Singles’ Day buying binge

November 17, 2017 5:32 PM

SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China’s Singles’ Day online discount sales bonanza on Saturday saw bargain-hungry buyers spend over 254 billion yuan (S$52 billion), flooding the postal and courier businesses with around 331 million packages – and leaving an estimated 160,000 tonnes of packaging waste.

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