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Is iPhone production very polluting? I don't think that factors into it very much really. More cost of labor, proximity to suppliers, and domain knowledge.
by eloff 5y ago
Is iPhone production very polluting? I don't think that factors into it very much really. More cost of labor, proximity to suppliers, and domain knowledge.
- landemva 5y agoChemical etching, perfluorocarbons, and massive water consumption is cheaper where pollution regulations are weak. Most of the lines are automated, so labor costs of a running line aren't the big cost issue. Environment and human health have few protections over there. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566445/