"there is no market for reuse of once-used phone" That is not the case. There is already a thriving market for reused phones in India. However this is already c

"there is no market for reuse of once-used phone" That is not the case. There is already a thriving market for reused phones in India. However this is already creating a massive problem of e-waste and hazards. Read this article: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11211916 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1121191.... Note that the article linked to is of 2007. You can imagine the amount of e-waste India has imported since then. If Apple's policy includes second hand recycling then there would be no barriers to entry. It would be good if Apple made it clear. There are too many old phones that are available in the secondary market. This is already creating a lot of e-waste which India doesn't have the resources to dispose off. The only other solution is for India to dump this e-waste to even lesser developing countries but that would be shrugging away responsibility. The other problem is that, by giving Apple permission, India would set a precedent. If Apple is given permission to sell second hand phones, don't you think other mobile manufactures like Sony/Samsung/Karbon etc would also want similar permissions? They would be happy to create "recycling policies" on paper if that would ensure them access to India's secondary market. The question is who will enforce it?