Accurate product labeling and responsible packaging are critical for timely distribution to customers and compliance with international shipping regulations.
During the past decade, TI significantly reduced the amount of packing materials we use, which resulted in lower shipping weights, reduced shipping costs and lower fuel consumption, as well as reduced waste. Additionally, we reuse our own packaging materials whenever possible.
Semiconductors
To minimize waste while ensuring quality delivery, we reuse and systematically review the packing material used to transport semiconductor chips between our manufacturing locations and to our customers. To conserve materials and comply with global regulations, TI also:
Ships lead (Pb)-free products using packing labels that meet the standard set jointly by the IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries and the Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), J-STD-609. For products labeled as Pb-free, they also fully meet the EU's Restriction on Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS2) requirements.
Ships DLP® products to customers in nontoxic, reusable plastic packages. These are reused multiple times and eventually recycled.
Uses the Multipak reusable packing system, primarily in Japan. After receiving an order, the customer returns the entire package (box and shipping materials) to a third party, which certifies the packing for reuse. With Multipak, we are able to reuse 100 percent of the shipping container and internal packing materials. If the materials do not pass inspection, they are recycled.
Explores new ways to continually improve reduce shipping costs, lower fuel consumption and reduce waste.
Education Technology
ET keeps a close eye on the packaging industry, which is working diligently to find an alternative to the plastic that we use. However, finding a suitable alternative is challenging because we must balance environmental considerations with damage-free transport of products and the practical needs of retail stores that sell our products.
Many European countries recycle ET display packaging under the EU Green Dot program. A green dot indicates that the packaging is part of a privately organized recycling system and that expenses for proper reuse or disposal have been paid. TI continued our involvement in the Green Dot program in 2010.
