Chinese food delivery apps generated an estimated 1.6M tons of packaging waste in 2017, a ninefold jump from two years before, growing to ~2M tons in 2018 (New York Times)

New York Times:
Chinese food delivery apps generated an estimated 1.6M tons of packaging waste in 2017, a ninefold jump from two years before, growing to ~2M tons in 2018  —  The noodles and barbecue arrive within 30 minutes.  The containers they come in could be around for hundreds of years thereafter.

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