POST WASTE

26ft of paper in Amazon parcel

AMAZON certainly know how to make reams come true… this 26ft length of paper was used in packaging for a wall calendar.

The sheets reached the ground when dangled from a second floor flat. It arrived as protection for the £8.99 A2 calendar. The recipient, who did not want to be named, said: “It was so excessive. But at least I won’t need to buy Christmas paper.” Gran Annie Gelly, of Herne Hill, South London, also bought the calendar and hers had 45ft of paper.

She said: “There were nine lengths of scrunched-up paper. Such a waste.”

Amazon insists it is trying to tackle waste. It said: “We continue to pursue multi-year reduction initiatives.”

PACK IT IN The length of paper from the parcel SIZE The parcel FOUND IT The A2 calendar WRAP UP Mass of packaging