[Earth Day ①] Advancing Circularity With the Galaxy S24 Sequence

Samsung is celebrating Earth Day by reflecting on the Galaxy S24 collection and spotlighting the work of younger changemakers.

Samsung is on a journey to harness the facility of know-how to open extra potentialities for individuals and the planet. To have a good time Earth Day, Samsung wish to replicate on how we’re advancing our mission and making a extra sustainable future — whether or not we’re rising using recycled supplies in our Galaxy cell units or collaborating with the United Nations Growth Programme (UNDP).

Discovering the Stability Between Innovation and the Atmosphere

Samsung is reimagining how Galaxy know-how is designed and packaged to do extra with much less in relation to our planet’s pure assets. For the final decade, now we have labored to innovate high-performance elements which might be made with recycled supplies.

We took an necessary step in 2022 once we included recycled discarded fishing nets, also referred to as ghost nets, within the Galaxy S22 collection. Recycled supplies can now be present in all Galaxy cell merchandise, together with smartphones, tablets, PCs and wearables.¹ On the similar time, now we have expanded our use to a higher number of supplies, from a number of various kinds of plastics to metals and glass.

▲ Visualizing how the Galaxy S24 collection is designed and packaged to do extra with much less for individuals and the planet.

The Galaxy S24 collection² takes these actions one step additional. For the primary time in any Galaxy gadget, we developed key gadget elements with recycled cobalt, uncommon earth parts and metal. The battery³ within the Galaxy S24 Extremely comprises a minimal of fifty% recycled cobalt, and 100% recycled uncommon earth parts⁴ and a minimal of 40% recycled metal⁵ had been used within the audio system.

Samsung has an extended historical past of addressing the pervasive problem of plastic waste by our recycled materials improvements, and recycled plastics proceed to play an necessary position within the Galaxy S24 collection. The Galaxy S24 collection maintains our use of recycled plastics sourced from discarded fishing nets, water barrels and PET bottles.

The recycled ocean-bound plastic⁶ materials was created in partnership with world organizations who collected discarded fishing nets deserted close to the oceans. The nets’ properties had been separated, cleaned and extruded earlier than optimizing them into high-performance, recycled polyamide pellets. Equally, the recycled polycarbonate and PET supplies are sourced from discarded water barrels and PET bottles that had been floor, filtered and melted down with different components. This course of helps us rework these fragile assets into high-performance optimized supplies that uphold Samsung’s state-of-the-art design and high-quality requirements. We additionally teamed up with different organizations to upcycle discarded Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) that was generated from shoe manufacturing.

This can be a fruits of our continued efforts with our companions to remodel fragile plastic wastes into excessive efficiency materials utilized in Galaxy units. With the Galaxy S24 collection, our purpose by finish of 2024 is to assist get well practically 100 metric tons of recycled plastics⁷, which is equal to 10 million empty plastic bottles.⁸

In the case of recycled steel, the Galaxy S24 collection incorporates recycled aluminum⁹ that originates from scrap steel generated throughout manufacturing. The aluminum scrap is re-melted, filtered for impurities after which recycled to make elements inside Samsung’s product growth course of. With the Galaxy S24 collection, our purpose by finish of 2024 is to get well about 110 metric tons of recycled aluminum, which is the equal of 9 million soda cans.¹⁰

Moreover, the Galaxy S24 collection is available in a packaging field made utilizing 100% recycled paper materials. By the tip of 2024, we hope to get well practically 2,760 metric tons of recycled paper with Galaxy S24 collection, which is equal of 552 million items of A4 paper.¹¹ If stacked on high of each other, that may be roughly the identical peak as 71 Burj Khalifas,¹² which is the tallest constructing on this planet.

From the smallest elements to the latest, most premium options, the Galaxy S24 collection represents a big stride in Samsung’s sustainability journey, and we stay dedicated to scaling these improvements in years to return. This work will assist us shift to extra round designs and construct know-how that helps a extra sustainable future.

For extra details about Samsung’s sustainability efforts, please go to our Sustainability web site.

¹ Recycled supplies will be present in all Galaxy units launched in and after 2022.
² The Galaxy S24 collection options quite a lot of recycled supplies together with pre- or post-consumer recycled plastics, together with Polyamide (PA), Polycarbonate (PC), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), and Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) in each inner and exterior elements. It additionally contains elements made with pre-consumer recycled aluminum and glass, in addition to pre- and post-consumer recycled cobalt, uncommon earth parts (neodymium), and metal. For extra details about the recycled supplies within the Galaxy S24 collection, please evaluation Samsung’s product environmental reviews on the Sustainability web site.
³ The batteries of the Galaxy S24 Extremely and Galaxy S24+ embody a minimal of fifty% pre- and post-consumer recycled cobalt. The battery of the Galaxy S24 features a minimal of 10% pre- and post-consumer recycled cobalt. The above measurements are based mostly on weight.
⁴The audio system of the Galaxy S24 collection embody 100% pre- and post-consumer recycled neodymium. The above measurements are based mostly on weight.
⁵ The audio system of the Galaxy S24 collection embody a minimal of 40% pre- and post-consumer recycled metal. The above measurements are based mostly on weight.
⁶ Ocean-bound plastic is deserted plastic waste of all sizes (micro-plastics, mezzo-plastics and macro-plastics) which might be positioned inside 50km of shores in communities or areas.
⁷ Calculated tons of recycled supplies on this article are based mostly on inner estimates.
⁸ Assuming the burden of 500ml PET bottles is 10g, which is the common weight of PET bottles from producers throughout the market.
⁹ A minimal of 28% pre-consumer recycled aluminum is utilized in each inner and exterior aluminum elements of Galaxy S24 collection. For extra details about the recycled supplies within the Galaxy S24 collection, please evaluation Samsung’s product environmental reviews on the Sustainability web site.
¹⁰ Common weight of 330ml soda can is calculated from Steel Packaging Europe article.
¹¹ Common weight of A4 paper is calculated based mostly on ISO 536:2019.
¹² At 828 meters excessive, the Burj Khalifa holds the report because the tallest constructing on this planet.