@DJDarren confirming what i already thought of Apple. it's not a computer company, it's a garbage company. they just keep producing literal tons of garbage.

@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.

@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.