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> Apple says doing this will save 2 million metric tons of carbon annually. Apple's forced destruction of traded in iPhones continues unabated on the other han
by blendergeek 6y ago
> Apple says doing this will save 2 million metric tons of carbon annually.
Apple's forced destruction of traded in iPhones continues unabated on the other hand. I feel that this is mainly driven by economic and not environmental concerns.
- kstrauser 6y agoWhich forced destruction is that? They recycle a lot of iPhone components.
- blendergeek 6y ago> Which forced destruction is that? I am referring to the lawsuit [0] that Apple recently filed against a recycler for selling rather than shredding old iPhones. > They recycle a lot of iPhone components. These components are lifted from previously working, usable iPhones that are destroyed to make room in the market for new iPhones. I believe my point stands. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/07/apple-geep-iphone-recycle-shred/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/07/apple-g...