How Apple Recycles Old iPhones

Earlier this year Apple announced the number of active, in-use iPhones has risen to over a billion for the first time. Pretty cool. Until you remember one day they’ll all need disposing of.
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What Does Apple Do With Old iPhones?

[@NinjaForHire]

Them refurbished phones better have new batteries.

[@JakeMercierFilms]

1:27 That’s not a clip of Austin. That’s Dallas, Texas!

[@amartyawaghmare6749]

I love the way he always ends the video in context to the content... 3:01 "And don't forget to subscribe for more carefully recycled tech content."

[@snowhunter7536]

Okay, but the rest of its competitors should do similar recycling systems.

[@johnl.7754]

Only Apple has the profit margins in the phone industry to do this like this.

[@snowhunter7536]

@@johnl.7754 not even Samsung?

[@johnl.7754]

@@snowhunter7536 “Apple has been the biggest profit and revenue generator in the handset business. In Q2 2021, it captured 75% of the overall handset market operating profit and 40% of the revenue despite contributing a relatively moderate 13% to global handset shipments. While this performance shows the power of the Apple brand, it is still lower than the peak of Q4 2020 when its revenue share reached a staggering 50%, up from 28% in Q3 2020, and its profit share reached an unprecedented 86%, up from 51% in the previous quarter. While there was a significant jump in its shipment share, from 9% to 17% in the same period, the extent of its revenue share reflects the success of its first 5G-enabled iPhone series. Apple also benefits from interoperability between its devices. The convenience with which one may shift between a Mac, iPad and an iPhone encourages users of one Apple device to stay within the Apple ecosystem by acquiring other of the brand’s devices. This is made possible by Apple’s significant control over both hardware and software, enabling a seamless shift of work on an app between multiple devices. While this has been the case for some time, it has become particularly pronounced with the stickiness of music, media, news, storage, etc. Apple is likely to retain this edge, enabling it to continue charging premium prices for its handsets, thus maintaining high operating profit margins.”

[@kihbjcjdjd7022]

@@snowhunter7536 no not even Samsung , Apple has made so much money that it can now buy the entire Samsung phone sector or has more money than all the countries' treasury including the United States treasury

[@bruhder5854]

@@snowhunter7536 Samsung made something like 4B in profit last year and most of it was its display and manufacturing division. Apple at the same time made something like 60B in profit last year. - Selling iPhones, ipads, macs makes billions - Selling subscription based services - App store alone made billions passively - air pods has made more money than Netflix did in its entirety. Apple is insane in terms of business.

[@johnl.7754]

I don’t think Apple will receive too many broken iPhones since people won’t get any vouchers for them.

[@mmarjisr]

Well they should give smaller vouchers for them even if it is broken that way it can still be recycled which is still better than landfills

[@sohansaha4693]

@@mmarjisr that way they will drastically loose money

[@Jasonzvo]

the refurbished phones comes with new batteries and a screen if there are any visible markings. the housing however does not get replaced understandably

[@sigma315]

Good info mate

[@TravellingTech]

Ya

[@pork_hunt420]

I learned something today thanks 😊

[@vincilee5606]

This is amazing

[@mmarjisr]

hey recycling old mobile devices to have a 2nd life in someone else's hands is a good idea it's better than placing it in landfills

[@misterbig9025]

What does Li Tong do to materials that cannot be reused from the e waste?

[@gamil867]

What apple does ? He collect the notches to put them in the new MacBook 2021

[@bogdanoff3636]

😂

[@anishdhakalc2204]

Nice vid

[@FreeThePorgs]

Trade in!!!! They get it, fix it up and resell it!!! Turn it in for recycling via apple store directly or requesting a package that can be mailed to you. While you may or may not get something for it, it at least keeps it out of the trash and is recycled properly.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@melsyoutube]

my question is, what does apple do with their discontinued models? For example, what happened to all the iPhone12/pro models on the day that they were removed from the apple website? were they destroyed?

[@rishabh645]

No then they probably just stop production of iphone 12

[@jayyli7204]

No they went to the reburished section at apple

[@FenzaHara]

Amazing

[@michaelhii2678]

apple recieves your old phone for free, slap the new label on it and resell it

[@tsbrownie]

Go to Asia and you can find thousands of 2nd hand iPhones in shops. They are 10:1 more than all used Android phones.

[@radsrads7957]

What I'm searching for is what they do to the iphone that haven't sold and activated

[@buuuniek]

1:44 jak dojade xD

[@ronlevin2339]

Refurbished should be last step 1 should be reuse 2 repair and only then refurbish This is how we save the environment Apple care only for money, not environment.

[@xsjdnxkx2070]

you wronfully put another city picture when you mentioned austin, that is not austin

[@wilhelmenns791]

It’s about business not about saving environment

[@RgerRipper]

"Austin Texas" - (Shows stock footage of Dallas, Texas)

[@Luis-tr1yj]

I wonder what else is this video is a lie. Hmm.

[@redmask1356]

this should be the norm, but the part about taking out the chargher and headphones, is utter bulls*it, it produce a ton more waste if you want a charger and headphone along with the device, and you also spend more money because apple

[@redmask1356]

obviusly the second part is unrelated with the vid

[@hipetwa]

Here in africa especially south africa we dont accept refurbished iphone we get them new

[@kihbjcjdjd7022]

Also in india we atleast buy cheap phones instead of refurbished

[@Khalsa-bt7jx]

I’m just glad that it does get recycled.

[@firstprototype]

If they really want to they can recycle ♻️ most of their products except batteries 🔋 this part can't ever be recycled! We heave Bluetooth headphones that can't be re-use after the batteries inside them die so you tell me if apple is doing anything to help the inviroment.

[@TheMattsem]

They gather all the old iPhones melted together to make a colossal statue of Steve Jobs

[@boydolomite1692]

They crush them, then use them as soy fertilizer.

[@TAKUMICHANNEL_OFFICIAL]

Apple does correct old iPhone from Japan and Russia and other countries too?

[@wilhelmenns791]

Instead of returning my iphone 1300 dollar iphone for free, I’ll use it as a shooting target 🎯

[@teekev125]

Let's be clear about this, Apple would not do this unless it was good for their bottom line. As I always have said, I will not recycle anything until it makes economic sense. Apple has found a way to make recycling old phones pay for them. Great vid, and thanks

[@jlc9590]

tech vision yelled great job, thanked the english narrator (part of their team) and had coffee with him. but he wasn’t convinced. I pour my heart and soul for these boys. he tried to log onto his pc, but felt watched. a large tank engined passed him “hello there” abrupted the driver he pulled out a large slurp gun, “how you go about that?” when tech vision despises technology, it doesn’t make sense

[@78anurag]

Atleast they get recycled, phew

[@coffeeandcigarettes2052]

ok people listen some people don't have that much money to buy an iPhone 13 I have an iPhone 7 and it works great, what do iPhone companies think we don't have A thousand of money . We pay more for our lives and they pay us Higher prices per thousand for ... iPhone 13 The hell🤑😳😒😠😓

[@TRIPURAVillageRide]

Apple phone Good

[@sergiodeennin]

I’m sending my X for 13 Pro Max 👍

[@twulff7060]

I have a perfectly working iPhone. However, because Apple no longer provides updates four years after purchase, but the apps all require an update, a fully functional iPhone has become completely useless. And that's just so you can buy a new, overpriced iPhone. This is not sustainable, environmentally friendly or economical! So no, I don't think that Apple dose a lot for the environment. The only thing Apple is doing is filling it's pockets!

[@jayyli7204]

Ok but keeping a phone for 4 years is not bad. At that time most ppl trade in and upgrade. If apple made Thier phone lasts for like six years functioning properly no would buy new ones.

[@TravellingTech]

👍

[@nothing9220]

If they stop making it hard to repair... That would be far better than what they are doing

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Only one comment here isn't a teenager claiming to be "First !"... SIGH

[@ambikaathawale2964]

Want to know about China's new missile.. will you please note this

[@normie111]

They're selling someone's used product in my india with extra price and tax😡 I'll never buy this shit 👎

[@Tamay.]

Recycling is bad

[@phillippolack145]

*Pause* The commentry is O U T S T A N D I NG

[@what-a-ride8247]

What the duck do I care tho shit I’m here fuck

[@gobinrijal9401]

1st

[@leponpon6935]

I like that phrase: 2:45 "...so Apple does its best to extract value from your old iphone..." though this value extraction had already begun the moment they signed the contract for shipment of freshly mined/recovered raw materials from the overexploited parts of the developing world. I'd prefer not to white wash/green wash the act of value extraction by these capitalist hoarders. The problem is not Capitalism as a system, the problem is we never get the right people in authority of the system. But we'll probably never find the right people when the game is so rigged already.

[@scubasteve1555]

Feel free to not participate…oh wait you’re on some form of electronic device, commenting. Meanwhile, capitalism has done more to lift more out of poverty than any other economic system.

[@totoo3797]

Not enough

[@bailorjalloh7929]

Africa is not a country....it's a continent

[@kurianam]

Instead Apple should focus on their phone to last longer than couple of years. Yes many of their phones and Macbooks do not last more than a couple of years and many people throw it in Trash which causes a greater environmental threat

[@cyberi4a]

Apple does it to make money period. Reselling an old phone makes money, keeping boot leg phones off the market means people buy new Apple phones which makes money. Good PR to look like they care about the environment, makes money.

[@aidanhezri6616]

First

[@leedaq7767]

i hate to say that the Apple really doing a great work for the environment . imagine if all the iphones are thowrn to a bin or something

[@DKKUBALA]

second

[@manelmanou23]

I don’t think Apple will receive too many broken iPhones since people won’t get any vouchers for them.