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Chart 1. The situation of packaging usage by business type.

Source: Report on Plastic Waste from E-commerce Packaging in Vietnam 2023
From Chart 1, it can be observed that businesses tend to use a significant amount
of cardboard boxes, accounting for 38.5%. Meanwhile, companies prefer to use a
combination of both types, which are cardboard and plastic bags, making up 42.9%.

Regarding the use of order bags by the business sector, in the "Clothing, Fashion,
and Accessories" sector, up to 50% of surveyed merchants reported using bags for their
products. The table below describes the percentage of packaging material usage in the
"Clothing, Fashion, and Accessories" sector compared to other sectors.
WWF's survey across various online sales channels shows that plastic bags are
widely used on multiple platforms, including websites, e-commerce platforms, and

social media. In multi-channel sales, the amount of plastic used in packaging is
significantly higher than in single-channel sales, with respective proportions of 71.9%
and 50%. This preference may be due to the convenience and low cost of plastic bags,
which are favored in multi-channel online sales to ensure the safety of goods and meet
the needs of most customer demographics.

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