Apple Will Now Recycle Any Product You Give Back And Also Give You Credit For It
Apple stores will now accept any of the company's products for recycling at no charge, and may even give you a store credit to be used against a new model if the items you are trading in look in resealable condition.
By Sadho Ram — 23 Apr 2014, 06:46 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Looking to get rid of your old and outdated Apple products? Now, you can simply walk into any of the Apple stores worldwide and do it.
If the retired Apple products in your house span this timeline, you can give them a final resting place for free.
Image via slate.comApple has had mail-in recycling options, and trade-in initiatives for a while, but now you'll be able to take your retired Apple devices to any Apple store in the world for free recycling.
forbes.comEven better, if the items look resalable, you might even get a store credit, a.k.a. an Apple gift card
Those who give Apple products that are in working condition and can be resold will receive a gift card. Outdated or broken Apple products will be recycled at no charge to the customer, but gift cards won't be handed out.
cnet.comThe program, which coincides with Tuesday's Earth Day celebration, aims at reducing the amount of toxins and chemicals found in electronics
The iPhone and iPad maker is detailing its efforts to cultivate a greener Apple Inc. in an environmental section on the company's website that debuted Monday. The site highlights the ways that the Cupertino, Calif., company is increasing its reliance on alternative power sources and sending less electronic junk to landfills.
go.comApple has launched an updated environmental impact page, complete with a video of Apple CEO promising that the company will leave the planet a better place
Greenpeace has called Apple the "most innovative and most aggressive" at identifying new environment-friendly initiatives
This placard greeted visitors to the Apple stores on Earth Day: “Every day is Earth Day at Apple.”
Image via forbes.comAmong the 19 companies covered in the report, Greenpeace described Apple as "the most innovative and most aggressive in pursuing its commitment to be 100 percent renewably powered." Greenpeace also gave high marks to Apple rival, Google Inc., and Facebook Inc., which makes one of the most popular apps on the iPhone and iPad.
go.comApple reports that it has recycled 421 million pounds of equipment since 1994 and many Apple recycling events accept devices made by other companies.
slate.comAll four of Apple's data centers, which are located in North Carolina, Oregon, Nevada and California, already rely entirely on renewable energy, the company said. The electricity comes from a variety of alternative sources, including biogas, as well as wind, solar and hydro power.
cnet.comAbout 120 of Apple's U.S. stores, or nearly half of the outlets in the country, run entirely on renewable energy
The stores running on renewable energy include locations in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Santa Monica, Calif. The company isn't specifying a timetable for meeting its goal to convert its other 300 stores in the world to renewable energy.
go.comGoing by these pictures, Apple also seems to have gone from the most powerful tech company in the world to the most green. Here, take a look:
The iconic 5th Ave store looks greener than ever thanks to Apple’s subtle addition
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Apple Store Geniuses were given a new green shirt for work today with the green Apple logo, along with new lanyards that read “Every day is Earth Day at Apple.”
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The Apple Store at the Louvre in Paris always looks stunning but the green flair still manages to pop in a sea of masterpieces.
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Not a single person walking past this Apple Store in Japan seems impressed with Apple’s green leaf.
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Apple’s stores on Regent Street and Covent Garden in London received the Apple Earth Day package.
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Shoppers at the store in Hong Kong descend down Apple’s gorgeous glass staircase with the green logo overviewing the city.
Image via instagram.comAlso, while Apple doesn't usually take public shots at its competitors, it seems to have made an exception for Earth Day
Apple is in the middle of a month-long patent trial with Samsung, and the iPhone maker is taking time out — on Earth Day no less — to dig at its competition. In newspaper adverts that accompany a revamped environmental site, Apple takes clear aim at Samsung while highlighting its green-themed energy campaign.
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Apple and Samsung have been locked in an ongoing legal battle since 2011 over trademark patents that Apple claims Samsung infringed upon. In the above ad, which appeared in several newspapers on April 22, Apple takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to promoting solar energy by inviting other companies to "copy" that aspect of its business.
"There are some ideas we want every company to copy," reads the headline of the ad, a clear reference to Apple's aggressive shift to renewable energy. The body of the ad also mentions that "there's one area where we actually encourage others to imitate us."
