Recycling

Theres an overwhelming sense of guilt that washes over me when I throw something in the trash that probably shouldnt be thereparticularly when it comes to e-waste. Are broken headphones recyclable? What should I do with old laptop chargers? And what do I do w…

An image of the mangrove forest in Cispatá Bay, Columbia.  Balazs Gardi/Apple To celebrate Earth Day and promote its own conversation efforts, Apple has posted an in depth account of its partnership with Conservation International to support a 27,000-acre m…

When we celebrated Earth Day in elementary school, we learned about the Three Rs: reduce, reuse,and recycle.  Now that were adults, Ill add one more R to the list: reconfigure your budget. Living an environmentally conscious life isnt just about remembering…

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Hidden not far from downtown Austin, Texas, a research lab is working to change the way we recycle electronics. And it's being run by Apple. If you don't know exactly where it is, you'll definitely miss it. There are no signs. The parking lot is almost empt…

Devices can pile up over the years -- just look in your drawers, the garage or a dark corner of your closet. Unless you're a self-disciplined cleaning guru, chances are you've held onto batteries, cables and older devices for nostalgic reasons, or because you…

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According to Apple, each of the Daisy robots can disassemble 1.2 million devices per year, or 15 different iPhone models at a rate of 200 per hour. Recovered materials are recycled back into the manufacturing process, and Apple sends the iPhone batteries Dais…

Apple has announced that it’s expanding its iPhone recycling program to include Best Buy stores in the US and KPM locations in the Netherlands, greatly increasing the number of places where customers can return old devices to ensure that they’re recycled prop…

Apple has opened a new lab that will study how it can expand upon its current recycling processes through machine learning and robotics. The company announced the news today, along with other environmentally-focused updates, including that it will quadruple t…