Alibaba will also ship its products in containers made of easy-to-recycle and biodegradable materials for packaging. In China, Singles' Day is massive, to say the least. Estimates suggest that the sales volume on November 11 in China is almost three time as big as Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. This year, Alibaba is promising to list 15 million products from more than 140,000 different brands. The State Post Bureau (SPB) is expecting 1.5 billion packages to be delivered between November 11-16, a rise of 35 percent from the previous year. As you can imagine, the sheer amount of rubbish that will be thrown away in the coming days is a huge reason for these online retailers to sort their acts out and get more environmentally friendly. Source: CGTN | Image via Alibaba