Protection At What Cost?
Every phone case is equivalent to 20 plastic bags.
Over 1 billion are sold worldwide each year, and more than 99% end up as waste.
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Global phone cases sold annually
99%99%
End up as waste
20x20x
The plastic bag equivalent
We’re doing something about it.
In 2013, we started with materials science.
Since then, we've continuously redefined drop protection, leading to 2026, when we earned the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title of highest drop of a mobile phone in a phone case (natural landforms)
Protection kept getting more complex, and so did the damage.
We protected phones. We hurt the planet.
Is that really protection?
Under 1% Recyclable
Phone cases:
Dead last.
Solar, automotive, even electronics
have made real progress in recycling.
Phone cases aren't hard to recycle—yet almost no one does. Fewer than 1% are recycled today.
Solar
99%
Automotive
75%
Electronics
45%
Phone Cases
<1%
Sources for material recovery rates: Solar Energy: approx. 99% (Science Direct, Solar Materials), Automotive: approx. 75% (IOP Science, Industry Research), ICT Industry: approx. 45% (Europa.eu, IDTechEx), Phone Cases: <1% (RHINOSHIELD internal industry estimate, not from an external study) Methodologies and reporting standards vary across sources; figures are provided for cross-industry directional comparison only.
So we chose a different path.
Every choice bends this curve.
Plastic's future isn't decided yet.
OECD projections show the curve can still be rewritten.
We chose the lowest path.
Global plastic use: where we're headed
Without action, global plastic use will nearly triple by 2060. But strong policy and circularity can flatten this curve—even as demand grows.
Source: OECD (2022), Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060, OECD Publishing, Paris. Historical data from Our World in Data. "Recycled content, less virgin plastic" corresponds to OECD's official "Global Ambition" scenario. "Higher circularity + recycled content + less virgin plastic" is an illustrative extension beyond that baseline — global demand will keep growing with population and economic growth, but circularity can displace an increasing share of virgin plastic production over time. This extended pathway is not an official OECD forecast.
How We Do It
From Belief to Action
We rebuilt phone case protection from the ground up:
breakthrough testing standards, circular materials, and a complete recycling system.
RHINO Standard
Standards
that hold up.
From relentless in-house testing to third-party certification with SGS and TÜV, to a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for a space-grade drop, every standard here is proven, not just claimed.
Mono-Material Technology
One material.
100% recyclable.
Most cases mix materials that can't be separated, so what gets reclaimed usually becomes something else — not another case. We build with one material. Ours stays in the loop, case after case. Circularity isn't a slogan here. It's how the case is built.
Join RHINOLOOP®
Old case,
new life.
Send us your old case. The material gets ground down and remade, with recycled content verified under UL 2809. It's not just a claim – it's backed by data. Trade it in and save on your next one.
Circular & Certified
Seven Steps. One Closed Loop.
From raw material to remanufacture, every step is out in the open.
STEP 00
Turning endings into new beginnings
Let's Talk About It
Do you really know the case you touch 100 times a day?
You're careful choosing a case.
Good looks, good grip, solid drop protection,
the right price.
But is it actually safe? Is it actually sustainable,
or have you just never had a reason to ask?
Don't just take our word for it.
Copy any answer and check it against Google, ChatGPT, or anything else you trust. If it can't be verified, it's not worth believing.
All RHINOSHIELD phone case collections undergo SGS and TÜV testing : no BPA/F/S, no added PFAS. Don't take our word for it. Take the lab report's.
Read the RHINO STORIES Research Notes →The real difference isn't how much recycled content goes in. It's whether the product can actually be recycled again once it's done. Plenty of cases use some recycled material, but mixed materials, parts, and adhesives make them nearly impossible to take apart and reuse. RHINOSHIELD uses a single material and modular design, one of the few phone case brands built for 100% circularity from day one.
Read the RHINO STORIES Research Notes →Not with RHINOSHIELD. Our material lab tensile-tests virgin and recycled material side by side to confirm matching strength before either goes into production, then runs drop and durability tests after. SolidX can be recycled up to six times without losing protection. Recycled doesn't mean downgraded. The material just came back around.
We don't get to decide if we're sustainable; third parties do. From recycled content to sourcing to supply chain, RHINOSHIELD is verified and audited under UL 2809, keeping our environmental claims transparent and traceable. Not ad copy. A standard that holds up under scrutiny.
Loop You In
Your turn. Join the loop.
Fast fashion made plastic disposable.
Together, let's make sure it never gets left behind.