Samsung will extend its recycling and waste collection efforts to three more Latin American countries. During Earth Day earlier this week, the company announced that it will run its waste collection program in 13 countries instead of 10.
Through its extended efforts, Samsung's new goal for 2024 is to collect a minimum of 14,183 tons of electronic waste in Latin America. In 2023, Samsung Recycling collected 11,280 tons of e-waste, meaning that the company aims for a 25.7% year-on-year improvement.
More collection containers in Samsung stores
At present, the Samsung Recycling program is available in Latin American countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Peru. The company will extend the program to Paraguay, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic.
Samsung Recycling allows people to safely dispose of small and medium-sized consumer electronics at collection containers in Samsung stores. Samsung accepts e-waste from any brand and devices, such as headphones, batteries, chargers, smartphones, and laptops.
The company also aims to reduce electronic waste through its Repara Contigo (Self-Repair) program, which went live in Latin America last year.
In its recent announcement, Samsung confirmed it will further expand the Self-Repair program to cover all of Latin America by the end of 2024. It will also add more devices to the program, including the Galaxy S23 series, the Galaxy Z Flip 5, and the Galaxy Z Fold 5.
