Gregory's ServerAccording to this article, they shred literal tons of devices, regardless of whether they’re serviceable. Just yoink the battery and shred the rest.
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 @PatternChaser @DJDarren @crashglasshouses I mean, by that token so are all the other tech firms. Almost all the companies are now making products that can’t be repaired and are only fit for the shredder. @DJDarren Apple’s trade in prices are enough below market that the effect on second hand supply is negligible. Most of the devices that they destroy are either not repairable or models that are no longer supported. They should do a better job of removing and recovering material but they are not trying to reduce resale. @MartyFouts The price they offer is lower than market value, but high enough that not having to deal with Facebook Marketplace is an attractive proposition. I know because this has been me in the past. @DJDarren most phone resales are person to person without an intermediary but there are other channels than Facebook and even Apple sells its refurbished devices on the used market. There are several reasons for the buy back program but reducing second hand supply is not one of them. @DJDarren well, shredding electronic devices is the first step to recycling. The next steps are chemical, not mechanical. @DJDarren As with all big business, it'll be whatever makes them the most money. Apple will benefit from the greenwashing with their 'recycling' program with favorable PR. And as others have said, eliminates competition from the used device market. Some business consultant somewhere got a big payday from pitching this to Apple management. |
@DJDarren I thought they had to be separated into their component parts, metals, plastics, etc, and recycled, or made safe, as appropriate? Reclaim the gold, and so forth?