SEOUL, South Korea — LG Electronics (LG) announced its goal to use almost 600,000 tons of recycled plastic by 2030 in a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain. The goal is a part of LG’s larger initiative to create a take-back ecosystem for electronic waste and increase the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials in its consumer electronics and home appliance products.

In 2020, LG utilized approximately 20,000 tons of recycled plastic in its products, which it plans to increase more than tenfold by 2025. While recycled plastic is currently used inside LG TVs, PC monitors, speakers, washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners, LG will expand the use of recycled plastic to the exterior of its products as well. In addition to utilizing more recycled plastic, LG is reducing the use of virgin plastic throughout its operations as well. This year, 18 OLED TV models will be produced using less virgin plastic, an increase from 14 models in 2020, for a reduction of up to 10,000 tons of plastic.

LG is also increasing the target amount of take-back electronic waste from its 2006 figure of 4.5 million tons to over 8 million tons by 2030, with 3.07 million tons having been collected by the end of 2020.

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