{"id":424841,"date":"2022-04-01T11:10:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T11:10:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:10:17","slug":"samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"#Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c04b8286f3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c04b8286f3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/#%E2%80%9CSamsung_self-repair_program_is_a_bold_step_toward_smartphone_sustainability%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSamsung_self-repair_program_is_a_bold_step_toward_smartphone_sustainability%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372157\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372157\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nEarlier this year, Samsung made a lot of noise about its most recent effort in reducing its negative impact on the environment. Rather than reduce the number of phones it produces each year, which would have reduced the amount of plastics it uses, the world\u2019s biggest smartphone maker turned to recycled plastics instead. Using responsibly sourced materials, however, is only one part of the sustainability equation. Reducing the number of smartphones and smartphone parts thrown out each year is an equally important part of that formula. That, in turn, would require that smartphones can get repaired for as long as they can, and Samsung is taking the rather bold step of giving people the ability to repair their phones on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/\">Samsung<\/a><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372158\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-2.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372158\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"97f49a84a14a790cd48946d8-text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"97f49a84a14a790cd48946d8-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372159\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-8.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372159\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-8.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>When it launched its new Galaxy S22 phone <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, Samsung also boasted about the big change it\u2019s making in its future phones and tablets. The plastics it will use in these devices will be made from recycled fishing nets rather than being produced from scratch. That hits two birds with one stone since it reduces the amount of new plastic being produced for new phones while also finding a new home for tons of discarded fishing nets that endanger marine life year after year.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372160\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-4.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372160\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"97f49a84a14a790cd48946d8-text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"97f49a84a14a790cd48946d8-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372161\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-3.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372161\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s an important and significant step forward, it is still just one step. It doesn\u2019t address the problem of smartphones and their parts being discarded on a regular basis, often because they can no longer be repaired or, worse, because it becomes cheaper to just buy a new phone rather than spend on first-party repairs. The fix here is to actually encourage a stronger culture of repairing phones rather than discarding them, and part of that means giving consumers the permission and the tools to repair their own devices without having to pay anyone, especially Samsung and its partners.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372162\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-6.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372162\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372163\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-5.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372163\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This \u201cRight to Repair\u201d is gaining strong momentum among consumers, businesses, and legislators, and Samsung is following <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s bold announcement last year that creates an official program to help owners repair their phones on their own, should they choose to go down that route. Samsung is pairing up with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ifixit.com\/News\/58154\/expanding-our-samsung-galaxy-guides\">iFixit<\/a> for guides on how to do exactly that, while the company will also provide tools and replacement parts for supported devices. At the moment, only the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S21, and Galaxy Tab S7+ have been named to be included in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-self-repair-program-ifixit-customer-first-care-experience\/\">this program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372164\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-9.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372164\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-9.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372165\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-10.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372165\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-10.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Images courtesy of iFixit<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just as important as the ability to repair and replace broken parts is the responsibility of disposing of those components properly. Part of this self-repair program involves sending those broken or irreparable pieces back to Samsung, who will then dispose of or recycle them as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>This is just the latest step in Samsung\u2019s attempts to reduce its negative impact on the environment, going beyond reducing its carbon emissions. Although it initially ridiculed Apple for it, Samsung eventually jumped on the bandwagon and removed chargers from many of its smartphone boxes. It has also reduced not only the amount of plastic it uses in its phones\u2019 packaging but also reduced the size of those boxes as well. It might not sound like much in isolation, but considering the fact that Samsung is the world\u2019s largest smartphone manufacturer, every little bit adds up in the long run.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372166\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-7.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372166\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-372167\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-11.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-372167\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2022\/04\/01\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Samsung self-repair program is a bold step toward smartphone sustainability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2022\/03\/samsung-self-repair-program-is-a-bold-step-toward-smartphone-sustainability\/samsung-self-repair-11.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5' style=\" margin: clear: both>\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>JC Torres<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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