Materials and substances
The materials used in Nokia products and processes must be safe to people and the environment. Meeting health and environmental regulatory requirements is a priority and a basic requirement for us. Nokia is an industry leader in substance management.
All our products comply with legislation and environmental standards, for example EU and China RoHS. Our latest chargers are Energy Star compliant. In addition, Nokia’s approach is based on the precautionary principle. Where we have reasonable grounds for concern that a substance might cause severe or irreversible damage to health or the environment, we will gather and assess additional data. This may lead us to voluntarily take steps such as substituting substances we’re concerned about with safer alternatives where they are available.
The Nokia Substance List identifies substances that Nokia has banned, restricted, or targeted for reduction with the aim of phasing out their use in our products. We work together with our suppliers to investigate and introduce alternatives.
We’ve introduced fully renewable materials in the Nokia 3110 Evolve. 50 percent of the plastics in its cover are bioplastics, made from renewable sources. We’re also investigating using recycled materials in our products.
We are actively researching the use of recycled plastics. This means especially finding ways to overcome durability issues that currently result from the lower quality of available recycled plastics.
We simply cannot compromise on quality when it comes to products that must endure constant wear and tear. Through extensive R&D, testing and concepting, we make sure that all our devices - regardless of the materials used - meet the same standards and have the highest quality, reliability and longevity. This ensures a maximum lifetime for your Nokia device and thus reduces waste.
Naturally we're also using more recycled and reusable materials in our packaging and reducing its volume.
Most of the materials used in our devices can be recycled when the product comes to the end of its life. Today up to 65 to 80 percent of the materials in the device can be recycled – the exact amount varies according to the product.