On May 23, eBay UK announced that from June 1, 2022, sellers will be banned from selling single-use plastic products on the platform.
eBay said the new ban will come into effect on June 1, 2022 in the United Kingdom. After that, if the sale of related single-use plastic products on the eBay UK site, sellers will not only be blocked by eBay, but will also face legal penalties in the UK.
eBay informed UK sellers on Monday of new rules coming into effect next week, with the following announcement.
Announcement.
The ban on single-use plastics will come into effect on June 1, 2022, and Scotland has passed a new law banning environmentally harmful single-use plastic products.
The ban takes effect on June 1, 2022.
After this time, it will be a crime to offer the following products on eBay.
Plastic tableware (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) plates, straws, drink stirrers and balloon sticks. Food containers made of expanded polystyrene
Cups and other beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene, including their lids and caps
All sellers will need to comply with this new regulation by reviewing their inventory and removing non-compliant items from eBay by June 1, 2022.
Over the past 90 days, searches for keywords that reflect environmental awareness have skyrocketed on Amazon. The number of searches for "sustainable product" increased by 82%, "eco-friendly" by 77%, "renewed product" by 47%, and "used" by 35%.
In addition, there is a growing demand for reusable kitchen products.
On Amazon, searches for "reusable snack bags" have increased 321 percent in the past three months, searches for "reusable paper towels" have increased 136 percent, and sales of "Reusable straws" have increased 297 percent overall.
As early as 2020 Amazon banned the sale of single-use plastic products such as straws and cotton swabs in the EU, UK and Turkey.
In connection with this order, Amazon sent a notification email to sellers explaining that the sale of single-use plastic products and products made from biodegradable plastic would be banned based on the EU's "Plastic Restriction".
Amazon says this is one of the environmental measures it has taken. Amazon is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040, 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 and zero CO2 emissions for all shipments, with the goal of achieving zero emissions for 50 percent of shipments by 2030.
For sellers of disposable plastic products in the UK, the current product transformation is the way to go, whether to completely abandon this related category market, or choose to make their packaging into a compliant and environmentally friendly products, need to be carefully considered.
