Google says that all of its new Pixel and Nest products are made with recycled material, and the company hopes to achieve more by 2025.
The announcement was made via a new Google blog post that outlined its sustainability goals and progress. According to the post, the Pixel 5’s back cover is fully-recycled aluminium, which Google says has a 35% lower carbon footprint than virgin aluminium when manufacturing the enclosure.
As for future plans, Google seeks to have at least 50% of the plastic used in its products be made out of recycled or renewable material by 2025. It also hopes to have 100% plastic free and 100% recyclable packaging by the same year. “We’ve already made a reduction in plastic use in our packaging since 2016, but we have a lot of hard work ahead in order to meet this new goal,” said the post.
In addition, Google hopes to achieve a “Zero Waste to Landfill” certification at all of its final assembly manufacturing sites by 2022, which would signify that the “vast majority” of these sites’ waste are recycled.
