Samsung has announced it will refurbish and sell some of the millions of Note 7 smartphones that were recalled for safety reasons, in an effort to manage its stockpile in an "environmentally friendly" manner.

 

三星宣布，公司计划将此前因安全原因被召回的数百万Galaxy¹ Note7智能手机的其中一部分翻新并出售，力图通过一种“环境友好”的方式来消化它的库存。

 

The world's largest smartphone maker² said it would sell Note 7s as "refurbished phones or rental³ phones" after consulting regulators in various markets.

 

Samsung recalled an estimated four million of the phones over concerns that batteries could overheat and burst into flames.

 

Authorities in the US and elsewhere banned them from use on planes and even from being placed in checked luggage.

 

After an investigation⁴, Samsung in January blamed faulty batteries.

 

The recalled phones could pose an environmental hazard if handled as waste.

 

A Samsung statement said that the devices would be "recycled and processed in an environmentally friendly manner" with any salvageable⁵ components⁶ detached for reuse and metals extracted by specialist recycling companies.

 

"Regarding the Galaxy Note 7 devices as refurbished phones or rental phones, applicability is dependent upon consultations⁷ with regulatory authorities and carriers as well as due consideration of local demand," the statement said. "The markets and release dates will be determined⁸ accordingly."

 

Greenpeace welcomed the move, saying it came in response to months of campaigning and protests addressing the environmental impact of the recall.

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