Sony will start phasing out plastic packaging for small electronic gadgets such as smartphones, cameras and audio accessories from next year, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From April, plastic packaging will not be used for some new products weighing one kilogram (2.2 pounds) or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Japanese conglomerate wants to eliminate the material from all containers for newly designed smaller goods by 2025, the spokeswoman told AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInstead of plastics, we will mainly use paper, and a so-called \u2018original blend material\u2019 made from bamboo, used paper and squeezed sugarcane fiber,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sony eventually wants to eliminate plastic packaging for larger products like televisions, but no specific time frame has been decided yet, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most plastics, including those in packaging and single-use products, do not readily decompose in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The material can break down into polluting microplastics, which have been found in all corners of the world and even in some human organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sony has announced a long-term global plan targeting \u201czero environmental footprint\u201d throughout the lifecycle of its products and business activities by the year 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source : Alarabiya News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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