ICS 101 PRESENTATION –
APPLE REUSE AND
RECYCLING
SUKI YU
ICS 101
INTRODUCTION
• The Apple Recycling Program is part of Apple’s commitment to minimizing the impact our products have
on the environment. It offers you a way to dispose of your electronic equipment responsibly
• Apple is now expanding its Reuse & Recycling program
• Apple also is making it easier for consumers to purchase new devices with more flexible terms for
applying in-store credits obtained when recycling an iOS device
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IPHONE 6 AND
IPHONE 5
iPhone 6
iPhone 5
Operating System
iOS 8
iOS 6
Chips
A8 chip
A6 chip
CPU
Dual-core 1.4 GHz
Cyclone
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift
Memory
16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM
IPHONE TRADE-IN PROGRAM
• The program will allow an iPhone user to exchange an older
iPhone model for a new iPhone at a discounted price
• Any iPad, iPhone, Mac, or PC are qualify for the Apple
Recycling Program
• Receive an Apple Gift Card equal to the final value within
three weeks after your equipment is received
HOW DOES APPLE “REUSE” AND “RECYCLE”
WORK?
• Equipment may qualify for reuse if it has monetary value and can be resold
in the secondary electronics market.
• Glass and metal can be reprocessed for use in new products
• With materials reprocessing and component reuse, Apple often achieves a
90 percent recovery rate by weight of the original product
• Apple recyclers do not dispose of hazardous electronic waste in solid-waste
landfills or incinerators
SUSTAINABILITY OF IPHONE
• The second generation iPad was 33% thinner than the first
• The packaging on the iPhone 4 is 42% smaller than the original
iPhone
• They attempt to use recyclable materials in their products and
packaging where possible
• All of Apple’s products exceed ENERGY STAR specifications,
which include standards for energy efficiency, energy savings,
and quality
POLLUTED WASTE IN CHINA
• A Chinese environmental group has singled out Apple for accusing
the company’s Chinese suppliers of discharging polluted waste and
toxic metals into surrounding communities and threatening public
health
• The group said Apple suppliers often “fail to properly dispose of
hazardous waste” and that 27 of the suppliers had been found to
have environmental problems
• Apple vowed to improve its environmental standards for suppliers
and acknowledged that a number of its suppliers have failed to
properly keep track of wastewater pollution and other emissions
• Apple officials also said they would take environmental
contamination into future considerations
CONCLUSION
• We use out plant’s resources responsibly and recycle them responsibly
• We have a responsibility to conserve those resources so future generations will have them
• Not just more material efficient and last longer before they need to be replaced
REFERENCES
"Apple Recycling Program." - Apple Store (U.S.). Apple Inc., 2015. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
"CompareSee All IPhone Models." Apple. Apple Inc., 2015. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
Barboza, David. "Apple Cited as Adding to Pollution in China." The New York Times. The New York Times, 01
Sept. 2011. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.