{"id":17526,"date":"2018-01-11T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=17526"},"modified":"2022-05-03T11:14:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:14:26","slug":"samsung-recognized-sustainability-initiatives-u-s-environmental-protection-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsung-sustainability-initiatives-epa\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – January 11, 2018 \u2013<\/strong><\/span> Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,<\/strong> a global leader in technology and innovation, announced today that it has received two awards for its sustainability initiatives by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<\/strong>\u00a0 The EPA awarded Samsung with the 2017 Cutting Edge Champion Award for its innovative Galaxy Upcycling program, and honored the company\u2019s U.S. e-waste collection efforts with the Gold Tier Award for the fourth consecutive year.<\/p>\n

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Josh Ives, VP of Customer Experience, and Jenni Chun, Manager of Corporate Regulatory & Environmental Affairs, both of Samsung Electronics America, accept the 2017 Cutting Edge Champion Award and Gold Tier Award for the company\u2019s continued sustainability efforts. Presenting the awards was Barnes Johnson, Director of the EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Galaxy Upcycling program<\/strong> allows Galaxy phone owners to retrofit the hardware and software of antiquated, used Galaxy phones into new technology products such as closed circuit TVs, gaming consoles, and IoT devices. The program puts the tools for transforming devices into new technology in consumers\u2019 hands by providing them with necessary software changes and suggested hardware changes that enable new functionality. The program was created from the company\u2019s innovation hub, C-Lab; and will launch in 2018. The Cutting Edge Champion Award was presented to Samsung for the Galaxy Upcycling program\u2019s innovative and environmentally responsible ways to use a product\u2019s materials throughout its entire life cycle. Samsung has been the exclusive honoree of the Cutting Edge Champion Award since the award\u2019s inception in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an effort to curb e-waste and extend the lifecycle of our existing technology, we introduced the Galaxy Upcycling program which repurposes technology resources into new devices,\u201d said Michael Lawder<\/a>, Senior Vice President of Customer Care at Samsung Electronics America.<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019re honored to receive the Cutting Edge Champion Award for this program and our efforts to extend a products\u2019 life-cycle by repurposing its functionality.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second distinction was given to Samsung for the company\u2019s long-term commitment to the proper recycling of e-waste in the U.S. In 2016, the company\u2019s electronics recycling program collected and responsibly recycled over 118 million pounds of e-waste in the U.S., which made it one of the world\u2019s biggest collectors of e-waste. Samsung is being recognized in this category for the fourth year in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cSamsung\u2019s creative reinvention of old electronics through their unique upcycling program is environmental ingenuity at its finest,\u201d said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.<\/strong> \u201cI commend Samsung for their innovative efforts to turn old smartphones into new technology products, and I encourage others to follow their lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

The awards were presented today in Las Vegas at a ceremony during CES 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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