Ocean Plastic Mouse: this is Microsoft's sustainable mouse created with recycled plastics collected from seas and oceans

Yesterday we had an avalanche of new Microsoft products and one of the most curious presented by the brand was precisely the one that had the most difficulty finding a place among everything presented. It is the Ocean Plastic Mouse, a mouse to use in appearance where the secret is in the manufacturing process.

And the Ocean Plastic Mouse is, at first glance, a conventional mouse. Neither the shapes nor the functions nor the colors differentiate it from the rest. Where the Ocean Plastic Mouse makes a difference is in the materials that shape it, based on recycled plastics

Up to 12 months on a single battery

Far from the grandeur of the other products presented, the Ocean Plastic Mouse seems like something much more modest, but don't be fooled. It may be the way forward to reduce the environmental impact of human activity if this type of practice spreads.

And the Ocean Plastic Mouse is a mouse that comes to market with the banner of being a sustainable product. The reason is that it is made with recycled materials based on plastics from seas and oceans Of those with which human beings dirty and contaminate the waters. In fact, in the presentation Microsoft announced that recycled plastic amounts to 20% of the total plastic in the mouse.

Coming full circle, Microsoft uses plastic-free packaging and adds a recycling program so that when you buy the Ocean Plastic Mouse we will be able to recycle our old mouse so that it can be used to create new mice.

In terms of specifications, this is a wireless mouse, with Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and that works using a single AA battery which, according to Microsoft, gives it autonomy of up to 12 months.

The Ocean Plastic Mouse can be reserved now at a price of $24.99 and as with the rest of the devices, not yet We have information about its price in euros and arrival in other countries.

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