The company plans to invest in partnerships and incentives to help couriers transition to e-bikes, EVs and other emission-free modes. Credit: Creativan via Shutterstock.com.

Online food ordering and delivery platform Uber Eats has announced that all its couriers will use zero-emission vehicles by 2040.

The move is part of the company’s efforts to create a clean future for the planet.

In order to make Uber an emission-free mobility platform, the couriers will use zero-emission vehicles on public transit or with micro-mobility such as bikes or scooters.

As part of this new initiative, the company plans to invest in alliances and incentives to enable couriers to shift to e-bikes, EVs and other emission-free modes.

In a statement, Uber Eats’ parent company Uber said: “With more than 890,000 merchants in more than 30 countries, alongside millions of couriers and drivers, we have a unique opportunity to help deliver a greener future.

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The company also intends to eliminate plastic waste from deliveries by the end of this decade.

To address single-use plastic waste, Uber intends to help restaurants to transition to more sustainable packaging in every city it operates in through a mix of discounts, incentives and advocacy.

Uber added: “By supporting nearly one million restaurants worldwide, Uber Eats is uniquely positioned to make a difference.

“In 2020, we introduced a feature to make single-use cutlery strictly opt-in for consumers and we have launched reusable packaging pilots in France, Switzerland, Germany and parts of the UK and the US—but we’ve got a ways to go to halt plastic pollution.”