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Precious metals in phones - Samsung will recycle millions of Galaxy Note 7s


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After five months of people powered actions around the world, Samsung pulled its head out of the sand and committed to recycling the millions of Galaxy Note 7 phones it recalled! 

Mobile phones contain precious metals such as  palladium ,  gold ,  silver ,  tungsten and  cobalt. These metals, if not recylced, could have ended up in the environment.

Following pressure from NGOs, here’s what Samsung’s committed to do in a nutshell: Samsung will refurbish unsold Galaxy Note 7 and repurpose non-problematic components, such as the camera and alarms, so they can be used and resold in future phones. For components that can’t be repurposed, the company will extract and recycle the raw materials in an environmentally-sound way. Samsung also announced it will participate in new research led by the European Union aimed at developing a new environmentally friendly technology to recycle smartphones. 


Continue reading on www.greenpeace.org

                   

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