> I don't understand this comment. So something is difficult to fix; how does this make the components any less recyclable, less free of harmful toxins? The n

> I don't understand this comment. So something is difficult to fix; how does this make the components any less recyclable, less free of harmful toxins? The next best thing to recycling (from an environmental standpoint) is being able to repair and continue usage. However Apple's hardware becomes more and more unfix-able (actually impossible, because parts are basically tailored to a single device, thus there can't be secondary parts, and Apple doesn't provide them at all). Go down the rabbit hole yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTpHa70DDX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTpHa70DDX0