Packaging is important because it protects our products as they make their way from our factory to you. We work to minimize the environmental impact by selecting sustainable materials, by reducing the packaging size and volume of material we use; and by considering what happens to the pack after it’s no longer needed. The weight and size of packaging affects not only material use but also the emissions and energy required to transport and store the products.

At Nokia we have long recognized that an effective way to reduce the environmental impact is through smaller and smaller sales packages. For many years one of the main principles guiding our packaging design has been sustainability and innovation. Already in 2006 Nokia introduced small, compact packaging which consequently has become the industry standard for mobile phones. Our compact packages are made of a single material, which makes them much easier to recycle.

In 2006 - 2008 we reduced the packaging materials and user guides of our most affordable devices by over 60%, which sums up to 100.000 tons of saved paper. Smaller and lighter packaging has also reduced the need for transportation. In theory, our reductions have taken every other truck off the road.

From August 2008 the sales packages of all new devices have been smaller than their earlier equivalents. And we keep making them smaller.

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The materials we choose for our packaging are selected to offer the best, most beautiful and most protective solution with least environmental impact. More than 95% of our packaging is made from renewable, paper-based materials, of which up to 60 % is recycled content. And when plastic is used, we are able to include up to 90% recycled content. We are constantly working with our suppliers to increase the amount of recycled content in our packaging. All our packaging is 100% recyclable.