More from CES 2023: all the news from the year’s biggest tech conference
Who hasn’t looked at a nosehair trimmer and a toothbrush and thought they should be combined?
That includes many of its wireless chargers, power banks, wall chargers, and car chargers, which will now consist of 73 to 75 percent post-consumer recycled plastics.
But as our science reporter Justine Calma points out, electronics made with recycled plastics still don’t do much to solve the e-waste problem. That’s because companies have to use new plastics to reinforce recycled plastics that have deteriorated over time:
All those weaknesses with plastic also make it more difficult to recycle something that’s already been made with recycled materials. There comes a point when plastic can’t even be downcycled anymore. When it reaches that point, it’s typically incinerated or sent to landfills.
Recycled plastic won’t solve tech’s waste problem
Roku hasn’t said who is building the new TVs it just announced at CES, but it’s fascinating they have ex-TCL exec Chris Larson running things. A little badge engineering goes a long way, I suppose.
We’ve already got some details on LG’s 2023 OLED TVs, but that was just the beginning of LG’s TV announcements ahead of CES 2023.
LG’s press conference starts today at 11AM ET, and we’re bound to see more TVs, home entertainment products, and the usual assortment of home appliances. You can tune into LG’s live stream at 11AM ET / 8AM PT in the YouTube stream below.
The CES madness in Las Vegas has begun, Twitter is broken in Australia, and someone else has probably scored 50 or more points in an NBA game since I started writing this.
You can keep up with all the CES stories in our stream, and below, I’ve listed times for some of the events we expect to have news from today. Keep an eye on the front page here; if there are live streams available, we’ll post them so you can follow along.
LG: 11AM ET / 8AM PT
Samsung: 5PM ET / 2PM PT
Sony: 8PM ET / 5PM PT
AMD: 9:30PM ET / 6:30PM PT
BMW: 11PM ET / 8PM PT
