Samsung wants to dispense with the packaging of its devices in the future, largely on plastic.

announced As the electronics group, to be replaced by the first half of 2019 to the plastic packaging with recycled Material or paper.

A newly formed Task Force to Design and development, as well as purchasing, Marketing and quality control of new packing ideas to take care of. The use of paper, the company intends to use only materials that are certified by global organizations as sustainable.

by 2030, Samsung wants to use 500 Thousand tons of recycled plastics, as well as 7.5 million tons of discarded products gathering, both calculated as of 2009. Already in may 2018, Samsung had already started the transition of his complete works, and office buildings, to renew energies.

The environmental organization Greenpeace had urged the company repeatedly to improve its production and Recycling practices. Samsung was listed alongside Huawei at last as the conclusion of the light in terms of environmentally friendly production. The Californian competitor, Apple had already switched years ago to have its entire operation on renewable energy.

dpa