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Mastercard’s investment into recyclable cards!




Beyond managing our own environmental footprint, we take advantage of opportunities to apply our people, assets and innovation toward a more sustainable future. Mastercard joined with card manufacturers Gemalto, Giesecke+Devrient and IDEMIA to launch the Greener Payments Partnership (GPP). Its mission is to reduce first-use polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in all cards and to research alternative materials for cards, including recyclable, bio-sourced and biodegradable materials. While plastic used in payment cards represents only 0.01% of plastic volume, we intend to do our part.

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