WHO?: Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT®), a Connecticut-based manufacturer specializing in safe packaging, transporting, and recycling solutions for all electronic devices containing lithium-ion batteries.
WHAT?: Urges the proper disposal of cell phones on International Mobile Phone Recycling Day, a celebration that encourages effective ways to protect the environment by eliminating E-waste and other harmful components found in iPhones and androids that can pollute the environment, hurt animals and damage water sources.
Founded in 2015 by The Jane Goodall Institute, the annual commemoration was established to raise awareness about the negative impacts of smartphone consumerism on the primate wildlife population in Congo and other developing countries. Further, the Institute has highlighted how major technology companies receive crucial metals for their products from mines in African countries. Some of the money is used to fund the region’s ongoing violent conflicts, which have resulted in large casualties, increased criminality, and environmental degradation.
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WHERE?: Interviews available upon request
WHY?: As a global manufacturer of fire-suppressant products, PACT’s mission is to continually spotlight safety as the importance of lithium-ion batteries in every industry, from personal use to national security, continues to grow. PACT’s patented solutions to prevent thermal runaway range from PACT® Thermo ShieldTM, a lightweight, paper material, to its new TR SleeveTM for safe transportation of personal electronic devices, TR EnvelopeTM for cell phones, to the PACT Lion-XTM fire extinguisher, a pre-mixed, proprietary formulation that quenches lithium-ion fires within 30 seconds.
ABOUT PACT®, LLC
PACT®, LLC is a global leader in manufacturing sustainable, packaging products for the commercial, industrial and military industries. With more than 25 years of experience, the family business is a member of the Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials and the International Association of Movers. It is a preferred vendor for the US Department of Defense and has been awarded a special permit from the US Department of Transportation for the shipping of lithium-ion batteries, as well as passed the proposed SAE-G-27 test standard. For a full list PACT®’s sustainable packaging solutions, visit www.pactww.com.
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