Circular Economy

To resolve resource
exhaustion and waste increase,
we convert waste into resources
and moves towards eco-friendly products

Waste
Management
  • LG Electronics
    To increase waste recycling up to 95% and collect end-of-life electrical appliances of up to 8 million tons by 2030
  • LG Display
    To achieve 100% waste recycling in domestic production sites for zero waste to landfill (ZWTL) by 2030
  • LG Innotek
    To obtain certification for zero waste to landfill (ZWTL) in domestic production sites by 2022
  • LG Chem
    To refine waste sorting process by 2023
  • LG Energy Solution
    To obtain certification for zero waste to landfill (ZWTL) by 2023
  • LG Household & Health Care
    To reach water use basic unit 1.46 tons by 2025
  • LG U+
    To achieve 100% waste recycling in production sites by 2030
Resource
Circulation
  • LG Electronics
    To increase recycled plastic usage up to 600,000 tons by 2030
  • LG Display
    To improve recycling rate by using recyclable material
  • LG Chem
    To implement resource circulation by using plastic waste
  • LG Energy Solution
    To develop a system for battery recycling and reuse
  • LG Energy Solution
    To establish a ‘Perfect Closed Loop’ at all production sites by 2025
  • LG Household & Health Care
    To reach 200 tons of recycled plastic use by 2025
  • Resource Recycling Center

    Resource Recycling Center

    LG Electronics uses raw materials extracted from discarded products in Chilseo Recycling Center.
  • Chemical Recycling for Plastic

    Chemical Recycling for Plastic

    LG Chem plans to collaborate with Mura Technology, known for pyrolysis technology, to establish resource circulation for plastic and to build a pyrolysis plant in Chungname Dangjin area by 2024.
  • Eco-friendly Touch Technology enables reduction in CO2 emission and rare metal use

    Eco-friendly Touch Technology enables reduction in CO2 emission and rare metal use

    LG Display adapts eco-friendly Advanced Incell Touch Technology to simplify production process and reduce the number of parts used. Consequently, it reduced 7,000 tons of Carbon footprint..
  • Battery Closed Loop

    Battery Closed Loop

    LG Energy Solution is developing a process system to turn end-of-life batteries into valuable energy resources.
  • Recyclability & Plastic Usage Reduction

    Recyclability & Plastic Usage Reduction

    LG Household & Health Care removed all labels on its beverage PET containers to increase recyclability and reduce plastic usage, which earned the product the highest grade in recycling.
  • Remote Controller Made from Recycled Material

    Remote Controller Made from Recycled Material

    LG U+, with LG Chem’s LETZero*, launched a new U+TV remote controller that is made from recycled plastic.
  • Zero Waste to Landfill

    Zero Waste to Landfill

    LG Innotek received Zero Waste to Landfill certification in 2021, which was the first for a material and component company. The initiative will be extended to all its plants. (Gumi, Pyeongtaek, Gwangju- completed/ Paju - by 2023)