Google announces early achievement of including recycled materials in all of its products

Google anunced that it has achieved one of its goals to include recycled materials in all of its Me by Google products, as part of hardware sustainability commitments. Google h committed that all of its products would include recycled materials by 2022. Sharing progress me on sustainability goals, Google said that all of new Pixel and Nest products in 2020 are designed with recycled material.

"We hit that goal early: This year all of new Pixel and Nest products are designed with recycled material," David Bourne, Google’s Sustainability Systems Architect, wrote in a blog.

Bourne said that recently launched Pixel 5 is me with 100 per cent recycled aluminium, tech giant’s first phone to incorporate recycled aluminium. In  blog published on October 26, Bourne said that it lowers carbon footprint of manufacturing enclosure by 35 per cent compared to using virgin aluminium.

Google has also updated its original goal and committed to using recycled or renewable material in at least 50 per cent of all plastic used across all hardware products of Google by 2025. It will continue to keep all shipping of Me by Google hardware to and from direct customers 100 per cent carbon neutral. Bourne said that new commitment raises bar well beyond industry standards.

“So by 2025, we’re committing to making our product packaging 100 percent plastic free and 100 percent recyclable,” he ded.

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Google's lifetime net carbon footprint

In September, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that company has eliminated its entire carbon legacy through purchase of high-quality carbon offsets, which means Google's lifetime net carbon footprint is w zero. Pichai said in a statement that Google is aiming to run business on carbon-free energy everywhere, at all times, by 2030.

“We’re optimistic that by harnessing new techlogies, investing in right infrastructure and tools, and empowering partners, nprofits and people, this can be most decisive dece for climate action yet,” he stated.

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