Samsung to use recycled ocean plastics in its devices

Its entire product line-up would also incorporate repurposed ocean plastics going forward.

Samsung has announced that its upcoming Galaxy devices, which are slated to be launched this week, will be made partly with recycled fishing nets. Its entire product line-up would also incorporate repurposed ocean plastics going forward, it confirmed.

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The South Korea-based company said it has developed a new material made with repurposed ocean-bound discarded fishing nets that would otherwise become dangerous waste.