In response to Earth Day, Acer announced that it will recycle 50 tons of ocean plastic from Southeast Asia this year

News from this site on April 23, yesterday (April 22) was this year’s Earth Day. Acer announced that it will cooperate with Plastic Bank, a Canadian for-profit social enterprise, to recycle and collect 50 tons of ocean plastic in Southeast Asia within .

Marine plastics are waste plastics located within 50 kilometers of the coast that lack effective management. They may eventually enter the ocean and cause pollution to the marine ecosystem.

In this collaboration, collectors in Southeast Asia can bring their plastic waste to Plastic Bank branches and exchange it for cash or social welfare incentives at market prices.

Although this cooperation with the Plastic Bank can prevent plastic equivalent to 2.5 million plastic bottles from entering the ocean and solve the pollution problem from the source; at the same time, this move can also provide additional income for residents in developing areas of Southeast Asia and support Their lives.

Acer aims to use 20~30% of PCR recycled plastic in computers and monitors by 2025, and plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Acer also released the Future 16 (this site’s note: Aspire Vero 16) carbon-neutral laptop earlier this year.

This thin and light notebook equipped with Intel Core Ultra processor uses 60% PCR recycled plastic materials, and the packaging part is 100% recyclable.

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