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Old Apple iPhones don’t die, they get recycled
Have you ever wondered how Apple disposes of iPhone units that it can’t resell?
Apple expects greater cooperation with China on clean energy
As one of Apple’s biggest manufacturers and markets in the world, China is critical to success in all of Apple’s environmental initiatives…
Apple expands global recycling programs; Daisy robots can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour
Apple today announced a major expansion of its recycling programs, quadrupling the number of locations…
Rio Tinto in talks with Apple on next step of carbon-free aluminum project
We are looking at the next wave of partnership with Apple…
Apple thinks climate change will increase its brand value
According to filings Apple made to CDP, a UK-based organization that gives companies a letter grade based on their environmental impact
Apple and other large tech firms can help power the switch to renewable energy
Apple’s entire worldwide operation runs on 100 percent renewable energy…
Apple Pay and Apple Watch help customers enjoy and support America’s national parks
Apple today introduced new ways customers can enjoy and support America’s national parks…
Bitcoin consumes an astonishing amount of energy and it’s only getting worse
It takes a lot of electricity to mine bitcoins, and as more miners try to cash in on the crypto craze…
Apple says they’ve found a ‘revolutionary’ way to make their devices even more environmentally friendly
Apple has teamed up with aluminum producers Alcoa and Rio Tinto on a joint venture aimed…
Apple paves the way for breakthrough carbon-free aluminum smelting method
Aluminum is a key material in many of Apple’s most popular products, and for more than 130 years…
Greenpeace slams Daisy, Apple’s new iPhone recycling robot
Apple is out with its 2018 Environmental Responsibility Report…
Apple now globally powered by 100 percent renewable energy
Apple today announced its global facilities are powered with 100 percent clean energy..
Apple debuts new iPhone ads targeting Android upgraders
Appel is advertising the iPhone to Android users looking to upgrade to a real iPhone…
Apple aims to block shareholder proposals on climate and human rights concerns
Apple Inc is pushing back on shareholder proposals on climate issue and human rights concerns…
Greenpeace gives Apple a B- grade in its ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’
Greenpeace spent the last two years looking at the sector from top to bottom, evaluating the efforts of 17 of the largest smartphone, tablet, and PC producers…
iPhone X has less environmental impact than any other Apple product
Apple notes that the device is absent of beryllium, brominated flame retardants, mercury, and polyvinyl chloride…
Apple’s sustainable forestry strategy branches out
Apple has just announced the latest expansion of its sustainable forestry strategy…
3 ways that Apple CEO Tim Cook is trying to change the world
Apple CEO Tim Cook is a staunch advocate of corporations doing their part to help improve the world…
Apple to stick with environmental pledges despite President Trump’s gutting of Obama’s climate change orders
Many of America’s biggest corporations including Apple Inc. are sticking by their pledges to fight climate change even as President Donald Trump guts his predecessor’s environmental policies…
State-of-the-art floating solar island brings Apple’s clean energy program to Japan
Component supplier Ibiden is the first company in Japan to pledge it will power all of its Apple manufacturing with…
Water-based battery could offer decade-long power: Days of fire-prone lithium-ion batteries could be numbered
A team of researchers at Harvard University claimed to have developed a new ‘flow’ battery that can store energy…
Greenpeace: Apple again the world’s most environmentally friendly tech company
Greenpeace has described Apple as the most environmentally friendly tech company…
California EPA settles with Apple on hazardous waste claims
The California Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday said Apple Inc agreed to pay $450,000…
Apple becomes a green energy supplier
The words are stenciled on the front of the Apple Store, a glass box sandwiched between a nondescript…
Tim Cook on goodwill mission, hoping to shore up Apple’s position in vast China market
For Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook, the demands from China are growing and his bargaining chips are dwindling…
Apple announces environmental progress in China; applauds supplier commitment to clean energy
This unprecedented commitment, combined with zero waste compliance from all final assembly sites, furthers Apple’s efforts…
Apple turns to Bloom Energy’s fuel cell technology
When Apple’s new massive campus, dubbed the Spaceship, opens for thousands of its employees next year…
Apple’s ‘Global Apps for Earth’ campaign with WWF raises more than $8 million
Apple and WWF’s Apps for Earth campaign raised awareness among hundreds of millions of people…
Apple approved to use landfill gas to create electricity using fuel cells in North Carolina
The leases allows for the construction of a renewable energy facility that harnesses landfill gas…
Apple expects your iPhone and Apple Watch to last for three years, your Mac for four
Apple has announced that it expects your iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches to last only three years and Mac computers only four…
Apple to donate a portion of App Sales to support the environment
Apple Inc. will donate sales of select apps in April to the World Wildlife Fund amid its growing focus on environmental issues…
Apple Retail Stores to transition from plastic to paper bags
Apple looks to be bringing its environmental focus to its retail stores…
Greenpeace: Apple should set a better example with its supplier report
Apple says conditions at the factories where its iPhones and iPads are made have improved…
Apple unveils Liam recycling robot that takes apart iPhones
Apple Inc on Monday unveiled a robotic system called Liam to take apart junked iPhones and recover valuable materials…
SunPower’s solar farms for Apple in China to quadruple power
SunPower Corp. agreed to build three solar farms in China’s Inner Mongolia region…
Apple will run all its operations in Singapore on solar power
Apple has struck a deal to power all of its Singapore operations with renewable energy…
Apple launches new clean energy programs in China to promote low-carbon manufacturing and green growth
Apple today announced two new programs aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its manufacturing partners in China…
Apple joins Obama’s American Business Act on Climate pledge
Some of the largest companies from across the American economy who are standing with the Obama Administration…
Apple’s Lisa Jackson, former U.S. EPA chief, to take on expanded role
Lisa Jackson, the former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency…
Apple’s strong commitment to the environment sets a powerful example for other companies
It’s easy to be cynical about big companies’ claims that they cherish the environment…
Greenpeace: Apple is tech’s greenest
Some companies went fully green, including Apple who received top marks…