{"id":48807,"date":"2021-11-15T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=48807"},"modified":"2023-12-18T15:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:04:03","slug":"celebrating-america-recycles-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/celebrating-america-recycles-day-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating America Recycles Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Almost everyone has one: that spare drawer, shopping bag, or hidden box filled with old cell phones and outdated tech. Our personal piles of unwanted devices may seem insignificant, but if you look at the statistics on a nationwide scale, the severity of electronic waste (e-waste) becomes increasingly clear.<\/p>\n

Since 2012, Samsung has collected and recycled an annual average of 100 million pounds of e-waste in the United States. As the amount of e-waste continues to grow, so does the need for effective recycling programs to ensure that valuable resources are recovered. \u00a0In addition to resource recovery, the many benefits of recycling e-waste include reduced environmental impacts from manufacturing and preventing contamination of groundwater near landfills.<\/p>\n

In keeping with its mission to reimagine a better planet<\/a>, Samsung is celebrating America Recycles Day by shining a spotlight on recycling initiatives. This nationally recognized day of awareness is more than just an annual observance, it\u2019s a spark to continue building on the foundation of our sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n

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Taking an Innovative Approach\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

At Samsung, we believe environmental sustainability can go hand-in-hand with and is central to technological innovation. We take pride in committing to a range of ethical recycling programs,\u00a0from doing our part in preventing e-waste from being exported to developing countries to creating responsible recovery solutions that provide easy, free access to consumers who want to join us in this mission to make a positive impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

The initiatives we\u2019ve implemented \u2014 like our Galaxy Upcycling, Certified Re-Newed<\/a> devices, and Trade-In<\/a> programs \u2014 help us move everyone toward a circular economy together. This means going beyond the conventional practice of using resources once and discarding them; instead, we\u2019re helping you give your old product a new life, and minimizing its environmental impact throughout the entire lifecycle.<\/p>\n

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Working with ERI and other e-Stewards certified recyclers, Samsung ensures more than 100 million pounds of electronic waste is responsibly recycled every year. (Photo courtesy of ERI)<\/p><\/div>\n

We\u2019re honored to have our efforts\u00a0recognized by trusted organizations like the\u00a0Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Recent distinctions include the\u00a0EPA\u2019s Sustainable Materials Management<\/a>\u00a0Gold Tier Award for Samsung\u2019s leadership in responsible e-waste recycling, and a Champion Award in the Program Category for the Galaxy S10 eco-packaging. What\u2019s more, the EPA has recognized Samsung\u2019s environmental stewardship practices each year since the\u00a0Sustainable Materials Management Program\u2019s inception in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Committed to Responsible Recycling\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

When you participate in our Samsung Trade-In program<\/a> or drop off an unwanted device at one of the thousands of our authorized or independent collection locations<\/a>, including uBreakiFix and Samsung Experience Stores, you can feel confident knowing all products that we collect will be safely and ethically refurbished or recycled. By specifying our recycler\u2019s adherence to third-party audited certification standards like E-Stewards, designed to promote best practices for global e-waste recycling, we strive to ensure that non-working electronic scrap is handled properly and never exported to the developing world.<\/p>\n

When we receive working electronics, they are refurbished or repurposed and put back into use. The parts from non-working devices, including materials like glass, metals, and batteries, are reused in new Samsung products or sold for use by other industries. By following these processes diligently, we\u2019re keeping valuable components in the supply chain and out of landfills.<\/p>\n

An example of this circular economy in action is Samsung Certified Re-Newed<\/a>. where possible, our refurbished smartphones deliver the performance and quality of a like-new device, but with a much lower carbon footprint.<\/p>\n