Recycling

A new Reuters report revealed the progress and reasoning behind Apple's device recycling robot Daisy, which can disassemble some 200 iPhones per hour. The report details the Cupertino company's effort to improve its recycling initiative. Apple is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with a robot that disassembles its iconic iPhone so that...

As part of a push toward sustainability for the Summer Olympic games, the Japanese government will be asking for donations of old phones and appliances ahead of 2020’s Tokyo Olympics, in order to pull together enough material for the 5,000 bronze, silver and gold metals that will be handed out at the games, TechCrunch is reporting.  The move is pulled...

On Monday, Apple’s top executives stood in front of a small group of journalists and industry experts to release the iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro. However, it was Liam, a robot the company uses to recycle old iPhones, that stole the show. Early on in the event, Apple spent time talking about the company’s...

Back in March, Apple finally launched its iPhone Reuse and Recycling Trade-in Program in Canada, allowing customers to trade-in their existing iPhones for a gift card to be used towards a new smartphone. At the time, the maximum trade-in value was $270 CAD and $250 USD. Apple has made changes to this value today as...

ABC News reports that Apple will now begin accepting used products at all of its retail stores worldwide. The company has had a recycling program for quite some time, but the terms for trading in a product would vary by device category. Previously, customers who were looking to recycle an iPad or a Mac had...