Samsung Display Introduces 'Smart Recycling Bin' with Automatic Sorting Function

When users insert cans or PET bottles, an intelligent camera recognizes and sorts them
Commitment to sustainable management from waste recycling to water resource management

Samsung Display employees are using the 'Smart Recycling Collection Bin' installed at Asan 1 Campus.
[Photo by Samsung Display]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Samsung Display announced on the 21st that it recently introduced a 'Smart Recycling Bin' that automatically sorts recyclables to promote resource recycling.

The Smart Recycling Bin is equipped with an intelligent camera that recognizes cans or PET bottles when users insert them into the input slot and automatically sorts them by type. Users can accumulate mileage points based on their usage, and if they reach over 2,000 points, they can redeem them for cash.

Kim Hak-geun, a professional from Samsung Display's Purchasing Team, said, "At first, I used it a few times out of curiosity, but as the mileage accumulated, I also felt a sense of pride in doing something good for the environment."

Samsung Display has installed Smart Recycling Bins at 11 locations, including building lobby entrances where employees frequently pass, within the Asan 1 and 2 campuses in Chungnam, and is promoting their use internally to expand participation.

This year, as Samsung Display is actively pursuing sustainable management, it is also focusing on water resource recycling. Water used in the display manufacturing process is reused as process water after passing through an in-house purification facility, and water treated at the wastewater treatment plant is further purified using ultrafiltration membrane technology and then utilized as raw water for the industrial complex. In December last year, Samsung Display signed an agreement with Chungcheongnam-do to improve water quality in rivers with insufficient water sources and to recycle the treated water as agricultural water, planning to transfer 20,000 tons of discharged water per day.

The company also recycles waste and discarded products generated at its business sites and encourages employees to reduce the use of single-use plastic items. As a result, in 2019, it received the 'Gold' rating in the zero waste landfill category from the global certification body UL, and last year, it achieved the highest 'Platinum' rating.

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