Sony Made The PS5 s Packaging Fully Recyclable: Here s How
Simple changes from standard packaging conventions helped eliminate waste in the PS5 s box.
When you get your PS5 if you re lucky enough to find one you ll notice that its packaging is different from other consoles, particularly the much flashier design of the Xbox Series X box. It lacks some of their elegance in favor of a simpler design, but this was not a matter of designers phoning it in. Instead, this was a conscious decision by Sony to make the entire box recyclable, and it managed to do so without sacrificing protection. In fact, it s just part of a larger company-wide push toward greener practices.
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Sony to Test Recycled PS5 Physical Game Cases in Europe This Year
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Sony will be testing the inclusion of “polypropylene recycled from post-industrial waste” in its physical PlayStation 5 game cases in Europe this year, as it endeavours to make its product line greener moving forwards. As part of a blog post on the division’s corporate website, it explains how it’s reduced its use of plastic where possible – noting that PS5’s console packaging is 93 to 99 per cent plastic-free.
“While we know there is still work to be done, there are a number of improvements we implemented to achieve this,” explained Kieren Mayers, who’s a Director of Environment and Technical Compliance at PlayStation. He explained that the firm has switched from polystyrene and plastic inserts to cardboard ones, and has even swapped plastic cable ties for paper.