Samsung’s New S24 Series Made from Recycled Plastic Equivalent to 1 Million Plastic Bottles

Samsung Electronics is committed to more than product development—it continues to develop technologies for people and the planet and innovate for a sustainable journey.

Samsung announced on the 16th through its Newsroom that approximately 100 tons of recycled plastic will be used to produce the flagship smartphone Galaxy S24 series this year. This is equivalent to recycling 1,000 500ml PET bottles.

The Galaxy S24 series utilizes recycled plastic waste, from discarded fishing nets to waste water bottles and PET bottles. Discarded fishing nets collected from the ocean undergo a process of separation, cutting, cleaning, and extrusion, as well as rigorous quality verification, before being used in Galaxy products. Wastewater and PET bottles are also crushed, washed, melted, and verified for durability.

Samsung Electronics continues to apply recycled plastic materials through such processes, expand collaborations with various partners, and invest in new plastic materials. As a result, the Galaxy S24 series now uses plastic materials recycled from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) waste produced during the shoe manufacturing.

Samsung Electronics anticipates using approximately 100 tons of recycled plastic in the sales of the Galaxy S24 series this year. This is equivalent to about 10 million 500ml PET bottles.

The Galaxy S24 series also incorporates recycled aluminum materials. Aluminum scrap produced during manufacturing is collected, melted, and refined, then included in the aluminum parts of the Galaxy S24 series. As a result, the total weight of recycled aluminum applied to the Galaxy S24 series this year is approximately 110 tons, equivalent to about 9 million 330ml aluminum beverage cans.

The packaging box of the Galaxy S24 series also uses 100% recycled paper materials. Through the Galaxy S24 series sales this year, approximately 2,760 tons of recycled paper will be used, equivalent to about 552 million sheets of A4 paper. If stacked, this amount of paper would match the height of 71 Burj Khalifas, the tallest building in the world located in Dubai.

A Samsung Electronics official stated, “We are working to conserve the earth’s limited resources for future generations and provide the ultimate Galaxy experience for our customers. We strive to achieve greater innovation while utilizing fewer resources throughout the entire process from product design to packaging.”