Logitech Pushes Boundaries, Scales Use of Recycled Plastic in Products
February 10 2022 - 3:01AM
Business Wire
65% of mice & keyboards in the Company’s
largest product portfolio now use post-consumer recycled
plastic
Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) announced
today that it has exceeded its commitment to incorporate
post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic into products, reducing its
carbon impact and increasing the circularity of consumer product
materials and ingredients. Logitech’s Creativity and Productivity
portfolio, the company’s largest product portfolio, uses PCR at
scale with 65% of all mice and keyboard units now including PCR
plastic, surpassing its 50% commitment made in 2020.
Logitech’s use of recycled plastics has grown rapidly in a mere
two years’ time, driving the company to establish new capabilities
and further innovate on its design, manufacturing, and sourcing
processes. An estimated 8,000 tons of virgin plastic was eliminated
in Logitech products in 2021, reducing the overall demand for
plastic derived from petrochemicals and transforming e-waste into a
valuable resource. This equates to an estimated 19,000 tons of CO2
saved across the products’ lifecycle, or the equivalent of an
average passenger vehicle driving 1,740 times around the Earth.
“Now, all consumers have a breadth of choice when it comes to
selecting mice and keyboards that are aligned with their
sustainable lifestyle preferences,” said Delphine Donne-Crock,
general manager of creativity and productivity at Logitech. “By
using post-consumer recycled plastic as our preferred material at
scale, we have been able to take meaningful action to make
sustainable living easy for consumers as well as make a substantial
impact towards decreasing our carbon footprint.”
Logitech has increasingly used PCR plastic across its product
lines as part of its Design for Sustainability approach. Many
post-consumer recycled plastic resins have traditionally been
limited to black or grey colors and do not typically perform in the
same way as virgin plastic. In order to achieve the same level of
quality, Logitech innovated on the material characteristics to give
these plastics a second life, avoiding the traditional route to
landfills. This innovative approach to utilizing second-life
materials delivers on the company’s commitment without compromising
on the quality and integrity of the material or jeopardizing design
aesthetics.
The percentage of recycled plastic in each product varies
depending on the type, color, and material make-up of the product
and ranges from 75% PCR content to 20% for technically complex
lighter color products. As a result of Logitech’s exploration in
partnership with trusted suppliers, there are now 30+ colors in the
palette and the design goal is to maximize the percentage of
recycled content in each product while ensuring high aesthetic
appeal and durability tests are met.
Because plastic is one of the most used materials in the
consumer electronics industry, Logitech is committed to publicly
sharing its increasing use of recycled plastic and is taking
responsibility for the recovery of e-waste. All of the PCR plastic
used in Logitech products comes from end-of-life consumer
electronics, which could have otherwise ended up in landfills, and
the products are third-party certified through SCS Global
Services.
“We’re taking significant strides to defy business as usual and
deliver breakthrough solutions in materials, packaging
advancements, and circularity to lower the company’s carbon
impact,” said Prakash Arunkundrum, head of global operations and
sustainability at Logitech. “Our ultimate ambition is to have a
positive impact on the environment and society and drive our whole
sector forward by sharing our approach and collaborating.”
Logitech recently accelerated its climate action strategy and
has set itself on a direct path to be climate positive beyond 2030
by capturing more carbon than it creates. Logitech is a proud
signatory to The Climate Pledge and is also the first consumer
electronics company to commit to providing detailed carbon impact
labeling on product packaging across the entire portfolio. Learn
more about all of Logitech’s sustainability initiatives in the 2021
Sustainability report or on the website.
About Logitech
Logitech helps all people pursue their passions by designing
experiences so everyone can create, achieve, and enjoy more.
Logitech designs and creates products that bring people together
through computing, gaming, video, streaming and creating, and
music. Brands of Logitech include Logitech, Logitech G, ASTRO
Gaming, Streamlabs, Blue Microphones, and Ultimate Ears. Founded in
1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech
International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss
Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find
Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.
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Editorial Contacts: Marie Perriard, Head of
Sustainability Communications - USA mperriard@logitech.com Nicole
Kenyon, Head of Global Corporate & Employee Communications -
USA (510) 988-8553 Ben Starkie, Corporate Communications - Europe
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