Google pledges carbon-neutral shipping, recycled plastic for all devices

By Paresh Dave on Aug 6, 2019 12:51PM

Google pledges carbon-neutral shipping, recycled plastic for all devices

In bid to improve environmental credentials.

Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday announced that it would neutralize carbon emissions from delivering consumer hardware by next year and include recycled plastic in each of its products by 2022. The new commitments step up the competition among tech companies aiming to show consumers and government...

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