Apple declared plans to use 100% recycled materials in products in future, ending reliance on destructive mining

Briefing

Apple declared plans to use 100% recycled materials in products in future, ending reliance on destructive mining

April 23, 2017

Briefing

  • 100% Recycled Materials – Apple plans to develop products from 100% recycled materials in future, according to its 2017 Environment Responsibility Report
  • End of Mining – Will stop relying on destructive mining, which sometimes uses child labor to mine metals, such as cobalt for batteries in Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Renew Program – Has yet to figure out how to implement plan, but will start by encouraging customers to recycle devices through Renew program
  • Parts Disassembling Robot – Liam robot in Apple warehouse efficiently disassembles iPhones into usable parts for recycling
  • Clean Energy Efforts – Already powers 96% of buildings with renewable energy, which reduced carbon emissions by 585,000 metric tons in 2016

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Apple Inc.

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Original Publication Date

April 21, 2017

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