April 23, 2019
Via: Waste360Apple just announced a major expansion of its recycling programs, quadrupling the number of locations U.S. customers can send their iPhone to be disassembled by Daisy, its recycling robot. Daisy will disassemble and recycle select used iPhones returned to Best […]
April 20, 2018
Via: Waste360Two years ago, Apple introduced Liam, an industrial robot with 29 arms designed to disassemble damaged and returned iPhones. Now, the company has unveiled Daisy, a new iPhone recycling robot that’s capable of taking apart 200 iPhones per hour and […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
February 27, 2018
Via: TNWApple is bringing employee healthcare in-house with a new line of clinics, called AC Wellness. On its website, the venture describes itself as “an independent medical practice dedicated to delivering compassionate, effective healthcare to the Apple employee population.” From what […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
November 22, 2017
Via: Waste360Currently, Apple forces the recyclers it works with to shred iPhones and computers, turning the materials into tiny shards of metal, plastic and glass instead of repairing or reusing the products. But now, in an effort to become more eco-friendly, […]
September 21, 2016
Via: AmericanPublicPowerSalt River Project’s Board of Directors has approved an agreement under which SRP will buy the energy produced from Apple’s new 50-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant in Pinal County, Arizona, east of Apple’s data command center in Mesa. SRP noted […]