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Since 2009, we have been a leader in our industry's efforts to create more sustainable packaging. That was the year we took the bold step to redesign our packaging and remove petroleum-based inks, non-recyclable plastics, cardboard made from virgin forest products, and oversize boxes.
Making these thoughtful design and production choices means we have significantly reduced the environmental impact of Sprint's packaging since 2008.
Though any single package may not seem like it can have an impact on the health of our planet, when you look at the footprint of our entire product line, the effect is huge.
In 2011, we quantified that effect by conducting a complete life cycle analysis (LCA). Working with expert LCA consultants, we studied three generations of Sprint packaging going back to 2008 for a comprehensive evaluation of its environmental impact from raw materials to use and disposal.
Since 2009, we have:
Recent advances in technology haven't just made our products better; they're helping us shrink our packaging footprint. Through ‘right sizing' our packaging is only as big as it needs to be to protect the device. This means we can get products to our customers using fewer trucks, that means less fuel, and reduced emissions. Since 2012, our boxes have been made from unbleached kraft paper with 30% minimum post-consumer content, printed with soy inks, eco-friendly adhesives, and aqueous coatings, all of which reduce toxic chemicals in the environment and make packaging easier to recycle. In fact, today, all Sprint phone packaging is 100% recyclable.
Over the past few years, we have completely eliminated PVC (poly vinyl chloride) replacing it with 100% recycled PET 1 plastic. As with our device packaging, we've right sized accessory packaging, printed it with soy-inks and switched to paperboard made of 100% recycled content. These efforts save an estimated 647 tons of waste and $2.1M in accessory packaging costs annually and make our packaging 100% recyclable, if facilities are available in your community.
We've worked to make our Virgin Mobile USA and Boost Mobile, packaging more environmentally responsible and accessible. The new design eliminates the outer plastic clamshell, replacing it with paperboard; the inner clam shell is now made of RPET, 100% recycled plastic that's fully recyclable. Overall, the new packaging uses 50% less plastic than the previous design, and the in-box printed materials were streamlined to reduce the paper waste.
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