iPhone. Those who trade in an iPhone 8 can
purchase a brand new $749 iPhone XR for
just $449, and a $999 iPhone XS for just $699,
encouraging more people to hand over their old
devices rather than let them gather dust in their
drawers. For smartphones not eligible for the
GiveBack promotion, Apple promised to “recycle
it for free” using its new recycling technology
and “turn it into something good for you and
good for the planet.”
Being one of the world’s most advanced
technological innovators, it wouldn’t be right if
Apple pushed the boundaries of smartphone
capability without thinking about end-of-life
use. Daisy is the company’s latest disassembly
robot, which Apple says can “recover more of
the valuable materials stored in old devices.”
For every 100,000 iPhones it recycles, the robot
can recover an incredible 1,900 kilograms of
aluminum, a kilogram of gold, 7.5 kilograms ofApple introduces Daisy, a new robot that
disassembles iPhone to recover valuable materials