LG is among the companies that recycle best according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which awarded the Korean company the important award of the same name. Responsible recycling starts with every single user, but is benefited by companies and multinationals that allow recycle devices manufactured by themselves. Apparently, the company that it will soon close with the smartphone market, he won this important prize. But let's see the details.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded electronics giant LG a major award: Gold level for her
Especially in North America LG is busy with a large program of responsible recycling of its products. Not just smartphones though. In fact, the electronics giant also has hands in the dough in the field of televisions, monitor for PC and screens of any kind. But in its catalog we also find headphones and smart devices of different kinds. The agency EPA recognized an important credit to the brand for his own commitment to recycling the waste deriving from the discarded products.
An example of LG's commitment in this sense is the guarantee that 100% of the electronic waste associated with it goes to certified third party recyclers. The EPA notes that the company keeps over 20.000 tons of its used products out of landfills in this way per year. This avoids the release of an (estimated) total of 55.000 tons of CO2, equivalent to the consumption of approximately 9.400 US homes for one year.
Also, thanks to its program Green Program Plus the company seeks to improve the environmental performance of the supply chain. An example cited by the EPA is LG's annual use of thousands of tons of recycled plastic in the refrigerator manufacturing process and over 50% of recycled materials in their packaging. A truly remarkable commitment that can be found in very few companies. Attention to the environment is something everyone should pay attention to, who in one way, who in another.
Source | PRNewswire
