iPhone News And Rumors: Apple Gained $40 Million From Recycled Gadgets

Recycling is undoubtedly a good environmentally-conscious practice for companies.

News Everyday 19 April 2016: Just recently, the Cupertino-based company has publicly announced how their gadgets recycling program allowed them to rake in (literally) almost a metric ton of gold from recycled devices and parts from electronic products like iPhones and iPads last year worth at an estimated $40 million as per its Environmental Responsibility Report.

Out of the 90 million pounds of trash that went through its e-waste recycling program, the Silicon Valley giant was able to extract 61 million pounds of reusable materials including gold albeit in relatively small amount. However, gold is currently worth $1,200 per troy ounce as per latest trading value in the market which makes the precious one of...read on.

Apple's robot rips apart iPhones for recycling

Lisa Jackson, Apple vice president for Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, introduces a robot named Liam that deconstructs iPhones during an event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California March 21, 2016

Reuters 21 March 2016: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday unveiled a robotic system called Liam to take apart junked iPhones and recover valuable materials that can be recycled, such as silver and tungsten.

The move is an attempt to address criticism that Apple's products, while sleek and seamless in design, are so tightly constructed that their components can be difficult to disassemble, refurbish and reuse.

Liam, which has been under development for nearly three years, will initially focus on the iPhone 6. Apple plans to modify and expand the system to handle different devices and recover more resources, the company said.

The system started to operate at full capacity last month and can take apart one iPhone 6 every 11 seconds to recover aluminum, copper, tin, tungsten, cobalt, gold and silver parts, according...read on.

Where Do iPhones Go After They Die?

The Public Slate 17 February 2016: Where do iPhones go after they die? The first iPhone was released in 2006, and some are still working or becoming collectors’ items, however, most are recycled. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, Bloomberg released some specifics about how Apple, Inc. recycles their phones.

iPhones that are sent to Apple are shredded but not destroyed. None of the components of the products are reused because the tech giant fears the black market will use them to create counterfeit Apple devices.The products are shredded and then their scraps are separated for recycling.

Bloomberg reports that in 2014, Apple collected over 40,000 tons of waste from their recycled electronics, which would be enough steel for 100 miles of train tracks. The company assures consumers that any hazardous waste is safely discarded.

The waste from electronics is referred to as e-waste. This includes VCRs, televisions, copiers, stereos, computers, fax machines, and printers. Many of these devices can be refurbished, recycled, or...read on.

The problem of e-waste is as wide as the world and as close as individual choice

The Altamont Enterprise Opinion 20 Janbuary 2016: The United States produces more electronic waste than any county on Earth yet has no national laws on how to dispose of it and no plants to recycle it.

The average American uses 24 electronic products, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. This can include cell phones, e-readers, computers, televisions, video games, and even hearing aids. In 2010 — and the amount is increasing rapidly every year — the United Sates generated 2.44 million tons of electronic waste, known as e-waste, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. But less than a quarter of it was recycled.

Recycling e-waste is essential for two reasons — it contains toxic substances like mercury, lead, cadmium, and beryllium. It also contains precious and special metals like gold, silver, platinum, and...read on.

Thieves Are Drooling Over the Personal Information You Left on Your Old Phone

Tech.Mic 11 December 2015: We worry about our personal information falling into the wrong hands when our phones are in our pockets and our laptops are on our desks. We set up firewalls, craft long, intricate passwords and know not to open email attachments from strange senders. We treat security at first as groundwork, then as maintenance.

Often, when we discard our old devices, we forget they continue to store our whole lives. The detail held in their memory cards and hard drives lies dormant. When it's time to recycle or resell them, some of us don't give much thought to the hardware that still holds mountains on...read on.

These Bollywood Posters With A Stinking Twist Will Make You Swear Off Littering! For Good!

India Times 25 September 2015: Did you know that Delhi‬ produces 8,500 tonnes of solid waste, 5,000 tonnes of electronic waste, 500 - 600 million gallon of sewage and 10 metric tonnes of bio-medical waste everyday? However, only 5% of this is recycled! Artist Shaily Gupta and Karma Recycling, a turnkey manager of waste have started a social campaign to make people aware of waste recycling by replacing the exotic romantic places in famous Bollywood scenes with thrash and garbage dump. The posters are all over Delhi, grabbing attention and spreading awareness on waste management.

1. Imagine the open road where Raj Kapoor and Nargis walked with a single umbrella in Shree 420? Now imagine that covered in trash.

 

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Investigation shows Europeans only recycle 35% of e-waste

Waste Dive 31 Aug 2015: Dive Briefs:

• On Aug. 29, an investigation funded by the European Union was released, reporting that Europeans disposed of only 35% of electronic waste properly in 2012. That's 3.3 million of 9.45 million tons. The rest wound up in landfills and black market sales and exports, which can lead to economic, environmental and health problems.
• Proper disposal methods exist, but many consumers and companies don’t use them, according to the 56-page report, "Countering Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Illegal Trade."
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