Build your devices taking into account the exploitation of resources and the environmental impact The repair and recovery of the materials used is important both for users and for the company itself. Last week Amnesty International proclaimed that Apple was the number one company in cobalt sourcing practices, much better than others like Samsung or Microsoft. In an interview with News, LisaJackson, Vice President of the Environment of Apple, assured that they are working on ensuring that their devices are built 100% with recycled materials.
Commitment to the environment: Apple and recycled materials
Apple's annual environmental responsibility report It showed the advances in environmental material that had occurred during this fiscal year. One of the most important, clearly, is the use of 100% solar energy in the new Apple Park in Cupertino. Regarding the materials used, it was ensured that the use of toxic metals such as arsenic, mercury, lead and PVC They have been modified by recycled materials that can be more sustainable.
In an interview conducted by News to LisaJackson, Vice President of Environment, Policies and Social Incentives of Apple, assured that they are working hard to ensure that their devices, little by little, are built entirely with recycled materials.
We are committed to making our devices from 100% recycled material, or renewable material. We are frantically working on it. As far as I know, we are the only company in the industry trying to figure that out. Most people talk about recycling electronics, but the material hasn't necessarily been used in new electronics.
In addition, the topic of device repair came up which can only be done at Apple stores or venues accepted by the Big Apple:
We carry out our own repair programs and then the authorization and certification of the repair shops. The point is that a device is increasingly complex, which is better for the customer. And third, unauthorized repairs are exactly what they sound like.
We want to make sure that the repairs are done correctly.
This topic came up from the difficulty of repairing a device and its high acquisition cost, This means that some users do not go directly to Apple but that the repair is entrusted to personnel not authorized by Apple who do not fully know the interior of the devices. That is why Jackson claimed that the user should go to the Apple Stores since the devices are increasingly complex, And since people spend money, make the most of it.