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South Korean electronics giant Samsung has won the inaugural eCycling Leadership Award from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) in the US its recycling efforts in the electronics industry.
Samsung collected and responsibly recycled more than 92.5m pounds of e-waste in 2012 and more than 300m pounds of e-waste since its Samsung Recycling Direct programme began in 2008.
CEA’s eCycling Leadership Initiative aims to promote awareness of electronics recycling opportunities nationwide while increasing the amount of electronics responsibly recycled.
Samsung was the first electronics manufacturer to become an e-Stewards Enterprise, which means the company only works with recycling vendors that meet strict social and environmental requirements. E-Stewards certified recyclers do not incinerate, send waste to landfills, or export toxic waste to developing countries, according to the E-Stewards restrictions on processing materials of concern.
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