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USED COOKING OIL is also being transformed into plastic and incorporated into new products , including some of HP ’ s latest PCs . This year HP debuted its 14-inch Eco Edition laptop and 24-inch and 27-inch All-in-One PCs , showcasing a host of new features for hybrid workers in hardware sourced , in part , from bio-circular content such as the aforementioned cooking oil and coffee grounds that create a speckled finish .
The alternative materials HP taps to produce new sources of plastic for PCs — whether from cooking oil , ocean-bound plastic , or recycled printer cartridges — need to solve real problems the world is facing , says Ajay Gupta , Director of Sustainability for HP ’ s Personal Systems business .
While the amount of plastic , percentagewise , in each device may be modest , the company has the benefit of scale . “ We ship so many products that when we start using something like cooking oil , the industry has to react by building a supply chain and a value chain ,” he explains . “ It ’ s a virtuous cycle that creates a market for waste material .”
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