Sony has developed a sustainable paper material made from bamboo, sugar cane and post-consumer recycled paper. The „Original Blended Material“ is intended to replace plastic packaging for selected products.
The „Original Blended Material“ is an environmentally friendly and sustainable paper material made from bamboo, sugar cane fibres and post-consumer recycled paper, the origin of which is specified. It can be Recycle completely without sorting.
The recyclable, durable and strong mixture is plastic-free and is already used in the packaging of the completely wireless WF-1000XM4 headphones, which is uncoloured so that the different shades of the material itself. The plan is to use the material for packaging other selected Sony products in the future.
Environmentally friendly raw materials
The bamboo for Original Blended Material is grown on three mountains in the Chinese province of Guizhou. It is a different species of bamboo to the one that serves as a food source for the pandas living there. Only the necessary quantity is selected and felled to ensure that the total bamboo stock is Maintain a sustainable growth cycle and the impact on nature can be reduced.
Sony also uses the bagasse from the sugar cane, which is left over from the production of sugar and is mostly used as a fuel to generate electricity, causing carbon dioxide emissions. By processing it in the Original Blended Material, it serves as a recyclable resource. Only bagasse from sugar cane grown in fields within a 100 kilometre radius of Nakhon Sawan in Thailand is used.
Another component is regionally sourced post-consumer recycled paper. The combination of recycled paper with bamboo and sugar cane fibres increases the strength of the material. The recycled paper also enables a special design by making the most of its existing colour, without additionally colouring the material becomes.
Original blended material offers a wide range of applications
According to the manufacturer, the durable original blended material opens up a wide range of possible applications. By changing the mixing ratio, it can also be converted into a Variety of moulds can be applied. As the material can be embossed, there is no need to use ink.
With developments such as the new Original Blended Material, Sony Use for plastic-free packaging and aims to „eliminate plastic packaging for newly developed small products“, as stated in the medium-term environmental goals „Green Management 2025“ of the company.
The Sony Corporation is responsible for the Electronics Products & Solutions (EP&S) division within the Sony Group.
Source: Sony
