牽連甚廣 Note 7回收停產或釀環保災難

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基於安全理由, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 最終難逃全面回收及停產的命運,雖然基於安全考慮下,有關決定的確合情合理,但另一場災難可能正在醞釀當中。說的就是回收 Note 7 之後的部份拆解及棄置帶來的環保問題。

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在 Note 7 接連發生事故後,除了要處理消費者信心及財政問題之外,回收後的處理工序或有可能帶來環保問題。受目前的手機回收技術發展所限,包括鈷、銦在內的許多元素其實都沒有辦法循環利用,而在 Samsung 早前的承諾底下,所有的 Note 7 及部件亦不會重新上市及使用,大量電子廢料會被棄置大概已成事實,相信會被環保人士關注及評擊。

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跟據外媒報道,今次事件已令 Samsung 損失達23.4億美元,而對公司本身的市值及其他無形資產如消費者對未來產品的信心、其他品牌的客源吸納亦難以評估,如果在環保問題上無法妥善處理,無疑對 Samsung 未來帶來重大的挑戰。

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