CES 2023 will likely be a spot to rejoice recent tech, but Belkin is bucking that trend by embracing old tech. Well, type of. The accessory manufacturer will begin 2023 by revamping a wide variety of its existing products by massively reducing the quantity of âvirginâ (recent) plastics utilized in their construction to minimize its impact on the environment, and further push itself toward its carbon neutrality goal.
Belkin is aiming to make use of between 73% and 75% less virgin plastic, plus plastic-free packaging, in its revamped range of accessories. Together, the manufacturer hopes this can save as much as 7,000 metric tons of carbon emissions, and will even reduce the equivalent of CO2 emissions for those particular products by 67%. Through the use of post-consumer recycled plastic (aka PCR plastic), Belkin has the chance to make the usage of such plastics more of a closed system, where plastic is continually reused for so long as it could be, reducing the quantity of recent plastic that should be created and consumed.
Belkin charger with virgin plastic (left) next to a charger with PCR plastic Belkin
âWhen we expect concerning the difference an organization of our size and influence could make on the planet, moving away from using virgin plastics in our products is an obvious decision,â said Steve Malony, CEO of Belkin. âI’m proud to work alongside the teams that made this shared vision a reality. Their dedication to doing the proper thing inspires me, and together, we are going to proceed to work toward a more sustainable future.â
Belkin has gone to lengths to make sure the newly redesigned products may have the identical look, feel, and prime quality as they did before, to the purpose where youâll probably have to envision the product packaging to know whether PCR plastic is utilized in your recent charger or not. The next accessories shall be using the brand new PCR plastic, and the brand new designs will roll out through 2023. The very best part? Belkin isnât raising the value on any of its products receiving this eco-friendly redesign.
- BoostCharge Magnetic Wireless Automobile Charger 10W
- BoostCharge USB-C PD 3.0 PPS Wall Charger 25W
- BoostCharge Dual USB-C PD Wall Charger 40W
- BoostCharge PRO 4-Port GaN Charger 108W
- BoostCharge PRO Dual USB-C GaN Wall Charger with PPS 45W
- BoostCharge PRO Dual USB-C GaN Wall Charger with PPS 65W
Itâs fair to expect Belkin to expand its range of PCR plastic accessories, so donât expect these to be the last of Belkinâs products to have sustainability at their core. A few of our favourite chargers have come from Belkin, including the Belkin Boost Charge Pro, and we fully expect to see more of them adopt PCR plastic.
This move comes as a part of Belkinâs larger drive to extend its sustainability and grow to be carbon neutral by 2025. That carbon neutrality is specifically geared toward scope one and scope two emissions â the emissions created by the manufacturing of its products and the energy used to create them. Scope three emissions â those attributable to the product after they leave Belkinâs factories â are reduced by the choice to make use of PCR plastic and plastic-free packaging.
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