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Apple Forces Recyclers to Shred All iPhones and MacBooks - Motherboard. Apple released its Environmental Responsibility Report Wednesday, an annual grandstanding effort that the company uses to position itself as a progressive, environmentally friendly company. Behind the scenes, though, the company undermines attempts to prolong the lifespan of its products. Apple's new moonshot plan is to make iPhones and computers entirely out of recycled materials by putting pressure on the recycling industry to innovate.

But documents obtained by Motherboard using Freedom of Information requests show that Apple's current practices prevent recyclers from doing the most environmentally friendly thing they could do: Salvage phones and computers from the scrap heap. Apple rejects current industry best practices by forcing the recyclers it works with to shred iPhones and MacBooks so they cannot be repaired or reused—instead, they are turned into tiny shards of metal and glass. From Apple's 2013 recycling report to Michigan. A 2013 report to Illinois. Apple pledges to stop mining for iPhone materials. Adeus, mineração: Apple quer passar a usar materiais 100% reciclados na fabricação de seus produtos [atualizado 2x]

A Apple disponibilizou de ontem para hoje o seu Relatório de Responsabilidade Ambiental de 2017 [PDF], referente ao ano fiscal de 2016, e as novidades trazidas são interessantes.

O relatório reafirma e traz dados sobre as iniciativas que já conhecemos, como tornar as embalagens dos produtos 100% renováveis, utilizar energia renovável nas fornecedoras da empresa e mais. Entretanto, algo que nos chama atenção é a promessa de acabar completamente com a mineração e utilizar apenas materiais recicláveis para a fabricação de novos produtos. Vamos nos esforçar para ser pioneira em ter uma cadeia de fornecimento fechada, na qual os produtos são feitos usando apenas recursos renováveis ou materiais reciclados para reduzir a necessidade de extrair materiais da terra. Esta investida da Apple pode ter bastante a ver com os casos de exploração e trabalho infantil encontrados em minas do Congo; então, realmente é um avanço muito interessante.

Atualização · 20/04/2017 às 11:30. What would it mean if Apple stopped mining for iPhone materials? Apple hopes that it’ll eventually be able to manufacture iPhones, iPads, Macbooks, and other products using exclusively recycled materials, rather than relying upon mining finite resources.

Released as part of the company’s annual environmental report, the announcement has understandably garnered significant media attention, but perhaps more importantly it offers a clear lens to think about the question, what could it mean if a large company that produces hi-tech, complex products entirely wiped out its demand for mined materials? It’s fair to take Apple’s announcement with a grain of salt considering the absence of any kind of timeline or action plan for implementing these changes. Indeed, the company itself has been relatively open about the challenge saying it wants to “one day” achieve the goal, but isn’t sure how it will do so. Perhaps the potential issues really lie with the original question. The Extraordinary Raw Materials in an iPhone 6s. Presented by: Red Cloud Klondike Strike (Equity crowdfunding in mining) Apple launched the first iPhone in 2007, and since then the iconic smartphone has sold over 700 million units around the world.

This best-selling handset sets the standard for smartphone performance and features. However, the iPhone would not be possible without the extraordinary raw materials that line the insides of the case. Here’s what’s in an Apple iPhone 6s: Screen The iPhone’s screen is much more complex than it may seem. Battery: The iPhone uses lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) chemistry in its cathode, with 60% of it being made from cobalt.

Electronics: Processor Chip: The phone’s processor is mainly made from silicon, but it is bombarded by various elements such as phosphorus, antimony, arsenic, boron, indium, and gallium to give it superior electrical properties. Micro-Electrical: Copper, gold, silver, and tungsten are used for electrical connections within the phone. Soldering: Tin, copper, and silver. Case: Camera: