Samsung to recover gold and other metals from recalled Note 7s

By 박세진 Posted : July 18, 2017, 15:10 Updated : July 18, 2017, 15:23

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After a brown study for months, Samsung decided to recover valuable resources from recalled Galaxy Note 7s. In its recycling process, the tech giant hopes to retrieve about 157 tons of metals including gold, silver, cobalt and copper.

"We will separate reusable parts such as OLED display modules, memory chips and camera modules to use them as service resources and sell the rest," Samsung said in a statement Tuesday. "Thorough this recycling project, about 157 tons of metals such as gold, silver, cobalt and copper are expected to be recovered and we are to think of a way to make use of the metals."

Samsung has collected two million Note 7s in a global recall caused by faulty explosive batteries. According to a USA Today report, about 2.5 million Note 7s were believed to be sold worldwide from August 2016 to October 2016.

Samsung has been under pressure from environmental groups to recycle the recalled phones without damaging the environment. In response, Samsung released "Galaxy Note FE" earlier this month, a variant made with the unused parts of Note 7. The company also promised to recover and process outdated products in an eco-friendly way.

Park Sae-jin = swatchsjp@ajunews.com
 
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