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| 1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? |
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Samsung wants to phase out PVC and BFRs in most of its products by the end of 2011 and provides a clear timeline. However, Samsung does not mention all products. |
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| 2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? |
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PVC and BFRs are still used (see remark previous question). |
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| 3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? |
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Samsung wants to phase out PVC and BFRs in most of its products by the end of 2011 and provides a clear timeline. However, Samsung does not mention all products. |
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| 4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products? |
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Beryllium, antimony and phthalates are still used (see remark previous question). |
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| 5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling? |
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Samsung supports Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR). |
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| 6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold? |
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Yes, see section on Global Recycling. |
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| 7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025? |
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See section on Global Recycling: Recycling Statistics, Use of Recycled Plastics. |
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