ICS 101 PRESENTATION –

APPLE REUSE AND RECYCLING

SUKI YUICS 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.