Samsung ditches plastic packaging for more sustainable materials

28 January 2019
The company is switching all packaging to recycled and bio-based plastics and paper.

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stivi737, 28 Jan 2019People complaining about curved screens, removable batterie... moreCurved screens are inconvenient and I don't care about "the majority of people" (especially when it's unclear, what "people" do you mean and how did you calculated that "majority" of it xD).

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    • 28 Jan 2019

    Shanti Dope, 28 Jan 2019So this is where Samsung spent all these years of staying s... moreAre you just looking at the smartphone or all of their electronics division? I saw a lot of improvement at non-smartphone segment by Samsung in the last 2 years. I can see where they spent the money very well.

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      stivi737, 28 Jan 2019People complaining about curved screens, removable batterie... moreI'm using SD card and all of my friends are using it and it's a must. The same way I could say we don't need front camera as I'm not into selfies but wait, world is love with that...

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        dev, 28 Jan 2019You know whats even more sustainable? Not flooding the ... moreYou know what even more sustainable? You voting with your wallet and not buy them instead of complaining people who actually buys them. No demand means no flood of devices.

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          • 28 Jan 2019

          People complaining about curved screens, removable batteries, SD cards seem like are still in 2007. Cruved screens are cool and the sales (facts) show that the MAJORITY of people love them. SD cards? Me and my friends or colleagues haven't been using one since ages (on our phone). Want more storage? Get 64/128/256 versions and utilize advances in tech to share data wirelessly,via cable,ect. Removable batteries? They are still removable, just not OTG. The bulk, lack of IP rating, impossibility to have a 4000mAh+ removable one and design tell clearly that it is NOT a good idea! Planned obsolesence? Well, partially. I have an S7 edge that still goes strong and i can safely go pas the yet to be announced S10. Please don't judge premium device choices when you can afford only your J7 Prime series or have those Elephone and Dogees...

            Anonymous, 28 Jan 2019That's some mighty hypocrisy. If they were so concerned abo... moreWell, actually you CAN replace every battery, just not on the go. And probably lose IP rating after.

              a Mate 10 user, 28 Jan 2019"While Samsung is getting rid of the protective plastics fr... moreCan you please whine a lil bit more?

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                • ajS
                • 28 Jan 2019

                You know whats even more sustainable?

                Not flooding the planet every year with millions of phones when the old ones are perfectly usable.

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                  • 28 Jan 2019

                  Anonymous, 28 Jan 2019That's some mighty hypocrisy. If they were so concerned abo... moreSamsung has options for phones with removable battery. J7 Nxt in 2017 and J4 in 2018. Did you buy any of them to save the environment?

                    So this is where Samsung spent all these years of staying still and remaining stale, with barely improved products in the last 2 years?

                      Anonymous, 28 Jan 2019You divert one good initiative to one complain of a feature... more+1

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                        • 28 Jan 2019

                        That's some mighty hypocrisy. If they were so concerned about the environment, there would be no planned obsolescence. No non-removable batteries, no new models so often and things would have been quite different.

                          a Mate 10 user, 28 Jan 2019"While Samsung is getting rid of the protective plastics fr... moreOh but of course there's ALWAYS a fault. Grow up and move in kid.

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                            • 28 Jan 2019

                            a Mate 10 user, 28 Jan 2019"While Samsung is getting rid of the protective plastics fr... moreYou divert one good initiative to one complain of a feature, which is subjective depending on its user, Please just shut up.

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                              • a Mate 10 user
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                              • 28 Jan 2019

                              "While Samsung is getting rid of the protective plastics from its smartphones, it will be replaced in other products with bioplastics from starch or sugar cane, both bio-degradable materials"

                              These are 1-time gimmicks... Meanwhile their sales are falling down...
                              What Samsung SHOULD have done is to get rid of curved screens (and their respective annoying glares). This would have had more feasible daily effect for the customers.

                                Great news! ^^ I hope other companies follow suit~
                                (and and bring back important features)

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                                  • aj6
                                  • 28 Jan 2019

                                  This is really good news, and I hope other manufacturer's decide to as well.

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