SEOUL, Feb. 8 (UPI) —<\/span> Samsung Electronics said it will start repurposing ocean-bound discarded fishing nets for its new Galaxy devices.<\/p>\n The first product using the new materials will be the Galaxy S22, the flagship smartphone that the company plans to unveil Wednesday at the Unpacked event.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Samsung Electronics said Monday these “ghost nets,” which amount to 640,000 tons every year, pose a big threat to marine life, coral reefs and other natural habitats.<\/p>\n The company did not disclose how much and in what parts of the products it would use the materials or how they would fit into the construction of the devices.<\/p>\n “Samsung is committed to addressing ocean plastic pollution in a way that will positively impact not only the environment but also the lives of all Galaxy users,” the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n “This new technological advancement marks a notable achievement in the company’s journey to deliver tangible environmental actions and protect the planet for generations to come,” it added.<\/p>\n Samsung Electronics is not the only company to commit to sustainability-aligned practices.<\/p>\n Last year, U.S. automaker Ford said it had used recycled plastics retrieved from oceans to produce wire holders for its new Ford Bronco Sport.\n<\/p>\n Apple announced in 2020 that its iPhone 12 was the first smartphone with 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets. It has also set a goal to make the iPhone recyclable.<\/p>\n Apple said it would continue to make progress in reducing its contribution to climate change by focusing on making energy-efficient products with renewable or recycled materials.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Samsung Electronics said its new Galaxy S22 is made of recycled fishing nets. The new model will be unveiled Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics SEOUL, Feb. 8 (UPI) — Samsung Electronics said it will start repurposing ocean-bound discarded fishing nets for its new Galaxy devices. The first product using the new materials will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":981840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-981839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/981839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=981839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/981839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=981839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=981839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=981839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n<\/div>\nSamsung Electronics said its new Galaxy S22 is made of recycled fishing nets. The new model will be unveiled Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics<\/p>\n