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The amount of these devices going into the trash is shameful and unnecessary. Vendors like Apple should be required to take back phones and devices that are in
by sschueller 5y ago
The amount of these devices going into the trash is shameful and unnecessary.
Vendors like Apple should be required to take back phones and devices that are in such a locked state for free. They should then unlock devices that can be sold as refurbished, used or even part out the devices.
- neilalexander 5y agoI have often assumed that the reason that the iPhone SE has never had a design refresh is because it enables them to continue recycling significant amounts of materials from traded-in/recycled iPhone 6, 6S, 7 and 8.
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- swiftcoder 5y agoIf look at Apple's trade-in program, they'll accept any phone in any state (even broken phones from competitors) and recycle them. Pretty sure this is a legal requirement in several jurisdictions.
- sschueller 5y agoWith a trade in you get money for the device, hence you need to own it. I want phones that have been lost or stolen to be recycled with Apple not compensating anyone for bringing them in.
- swiftcoder 5y agoIf you go through the trade-in evaluation online, and say that the device is smashed or doesn't boot up, they'll offer to recycle it for you at their cost.