Samsung Intends To Build All Its Phones Out Of Reclaimed Plastic By 2025
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At the latest Galaxy Unpacked launch event, the tech giant announced plans to eliminate all single-use plastic from its smartphone packaging by 2025.
It launched a new sustainability platform, named Galaxy for the Planet, which will work on cutting down on waste from the production stage to the disposal of its Galaxy line smartphones, tablets, watches, and earbuds.
Aside from dropping plastic packaging, the company has plans to use recycled material in all its new mobile products by 2025, including smartphones and audio gadgets. Samsung is currently experimenting with ocean plastic, which is potentially one recycled material the brand can use.
“These are tangible and ethical action items for us. We can help our Galaxy user use more eco-friendly options and choices in their daily life,” Samsung’s Vice-President of Public Relations of the Mobile Communications Business, Sophia Kim, told CNET.
Additionally, by 2025, the tech company hopes to divert all its waste from landfills, and to reach zero standby power consumption on all smartphone chargers. Currently, the average standby power consumption across its chargers is 20 milliwatts, with the company planning to reduce it to 5 milliwatts, enabling the chargers to consume less power when it’s plugged in but not in use.
Samsung’s competitors, Apple and Microsoft, have also set respective goals of becoming carbon neutral and carbon negative by 2030. With Samsung approximately five years ahead of its rivals in the eco-space, it could definitely set the trend of more eco-conscious smartphones and gadgets.
“Protecting the planet is our business, but it’s not a solo job, nor is it a competition. Hopefully some of the initiatives we are now embarking on will have more of our industry leader, societies, and even individuals engage and participate,” said Stephanie Choi, Samsung’s Vice-President and Head of Marketing of the Mobile Communications Business.
[via CNET, cover image via Samsung]
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