Taiwan to ban PVC in e-commerce packaging next July

Online retailers in Taiwan will be banned from using packaging materials containing polyvinylchloride (PVC) beginning July next year, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced Thursday, following rising environmental concerns over the surge in online shopping packaging waste.

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