Apple accelerates eco progress with highest-ever recycled materials

Post by roryirvine » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC

bombcar wrote: post #21

tasoeur wrote: post #9

I really appreciate their effort to go towards more recycling, but to me a lot of this is completely moot as long as they don’t provide a stronger incentive to surrender your old devices for recycling. It’s actually really simple to reach $0 trade-in value due to absolutely silly things like a scratched display. Why would I be giving you back my iPhone for free when even glass bottles are $0.5 when recommissioned…

Since they offer the EDU discount they might as well offer a blanket “it boots get $100 off” deal for returned machines. Though the cost of responsibly recycle and dispose of an old computer might make the $0 offer actually a decent one.

Post by ChrisRR » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

sksksk wrote: post #50

alexandrehtrb wrote: post #19

How about stop making planned obsolence products? How about not charging outrageous prices when their computers need repair?

In my experience, Apple phones are pretty good at not being obsolete. I gave my old iPhone X to my father who's still using it, 9 years later, with software updates to iOS. Compare that to the Google Pixel 2 (which came out in the same year), got it's last software update 3 years later.

Post by sksksk » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC

ChrisRR wrote: post #63

sksksk wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my experience, Apple phones are pretty good at not being obsolete. I gave my old iPhone X to my father who's still using it, 9 years later, with software updates to iOS. Compare that to the Google Pixel 2 (which came out in the same year), got it's last software update 3 years later.

Iphone x hasn't received ios updates since 2023. That's better than 3 years, but it's not receiving updates any more

Post by benoau » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC

bilbo0s wrote: post #55

zero_k wrote: post #51

If they want "eco progress" they should make their devices repairable. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. *In that priority* Reduce & Reuse by making it repairable! See: https://www.epa.gov/recycle

Well Reduce is really more "Why do you need this (device/pair of shoes/car/shirt/whatever) in the first place?" But the Reuse part is definitely served, at least in part, through repair.

Post by evilduck » Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC

bombcar wrote: post #39

latexr wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Do you also distrust those? I suspect the OP made a mistake and forgot the word “not” in “I'm accusing Apple of lying, but I'd like to get more context than” (otherwise the “but” makes little sense). I expect they are asking in good faith if there are audits, not accusing the auditors of being corrupt.

It really comes down to whether we trust Apple to do the work; auditors can be found that will certify anything you need even if not at the fraud levels of Arthur Anderson. And this kind of thing can be hard to independently verify. Given Apple’s track record I suspect they actually do care about this internally and spend the effort to make sure it is “real”.