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E-commerce Waste and the Business of Plastics Incineration in Mexico City
Translated from Spanish Although most states in Mexico have implemented laws banning single-use plastics, the growing e-commerce boom following the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a loophole in these regulations. In Mexico City (CDMX), where 30% of the country’s e-commerce consumers are concentrated, packaging plastics used by platforms like Amazon and Mercado Libre are still not
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