Long overdue. Hope this rethink expands across the board. Bought some Belkin AirTag holders and was appalled by the amount of packaging waste.
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Apple and Belkin Reducing Environmental Impact of Packaging With iPhone 13 Launch
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Honestly I don't care either way.
well coz apple do this for their own gain (whether monetary or reputation/branding) first . I don't get why ppl defend for them or praise them I am sure they can see through the corporate BS, and its great they are doing it but no need to fall in love/praise or be amazed
I know ppl probably gonna be like. : well its better than not doing it regardless the motive which is a weak argument
That’s actually exactly why iPads are USB-C. Connecting peripherals and the way they’re charged and handled. iPads are used more like PCs than phones. I’m not against USB-C for iPhone but we’re all staring at a MagSafe charging future for iPhone, and quite frankly, it will be better than lining up cable pins to a port.
What about ethical cobalt sourcing for batteries? This isn't just an Apple issue, but most phone battery cobalt is sourced from... less ethical areas like the Congo where they use child labour. I think it would be a pretty big win and good PR if they were able to clarify their cobalt usage is coming from industrial operations that don't rely on 'artisanal' mining.
Meanwhile, new iPad Mini will come with charger and probably plastic wrapping.
Wonder if dirty boxes without plastic wrapping will become an issue for returns/exchanges which is counterproductive for Apple saving money or the perception of being green.
Wonder if dirty boxes without plastic wrapping will become an issue for returns/exchanges which is counterproductive for Apple saving money or the perception of being green.
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Just removing the plastic wrap will not increase more space for shipping more units. Less materials, yes, and it can save cost though.
I still remember the thrill of opening the iPod multi-colored cube. It was like opening up a package, and then another one under that, and then another ....
Environmentally correct or not, I miss those days. (Besides, the paper content "waste" can't compare to the mined minerals Apple currently uses in iDevices that cannot be repaired.)
Environmentally correct or not, I miss those days. (Besides, the paper content "waste" can't compare to the mined minerals Apple currently uses in iDevices that cannot be repaired.)
Does this make everybody feel better?
If people really want to help out the environment, stop buying a new phone you don’t need every single year
If people really want to help out the environment, stop buying a new phone you don’t need every single year
Agreed. Some will treat this as zero sum. It could be to reduce waste AND cost.
I’ve never seen this acronym before. I love it and will use it from here on.
Likewise. This change will result in negligible savings of money or trash but will cause more damage to the boxes when shipping. It's always been nice to be able to resell the phone with a new looking box and accessories that were unused. Or.....is it possible the phones will arrive in a large, oversized cardboard box which is a LOT more wasteful than a little clear plastic film. So much virtue signaling...........
Well the biggest change for reduction of waste material would be to make the batteries and glass screens easily replaceable by the end user.
I Wish Apple would do more than this token gesture which is more done due to Tim Cooks profit mad penny pinching, for example the smaller more 'eco friendly' packaging is designed so Apple can fit more iphones on a pallet hence more apple products can be crammed onto a TEU container when shipped from mainland china, judging by container shipping prices exploding due to the pandemic Apple want to minimize this cost in any way possible...
I am more worried about the child labor and high environmental impact of mining lithium and Colbert in Liberia or the Congo needed to produce batteries.
What about mainland chinas building spree of 1000s of cheap 'dirty' coal powered plants without sulfur dioxide removing scrubbers that power the foxconn factories making apple products? I forgot china does not need to meet strict western emission reduction standards because they are classed as a developing economy(!) y'know china is held to the same standard as South Sudan when it comes to climate change.
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I am really sick of Apples token virtue signalling green washing when they could do more to tackle climate change. I guess it takes 'courage' to remove 1 gram of plastic on a $2000 iphone when china produces more pollution than Europe and North America combined!
Apple thinking about the environment.. what a joke!
It's ALL about the bottom line!
It's ALL about the bottom line!
I wonder how much energy it took to heat up all of those parts to recover all those metals and then heat them again to reuse them? Maybe they just used mercury to recover the gold And then boiled that off.
Apple is king of the virtue signal..
Make your devices repairable and add expandable memory slots and let’s stop the cycle of needless annual “upgrades” for very marginal changes.
Make your devices repairable and add expandable memory slots and let’s stop the cycle of needless annual “upgrades” for very marginal changes.
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You are 100% wrong. It is way cheaper to use tried and true plastic than it is to research a viable alternative. I know it looks like just a sticker, but I guarantee tons of research went into picking that design, material, adhesive, and ink. If it were easy and cheaper than plastic they would have done it a decade ago
iPhones boxes are generally tightly packed in cardboard boxes. It won't rip during shipping.
sure loves their glue!🤣
🤔 why not make a phone that lasts a long long time thats fixable?
If you haven't seen it, Planet of the Humans is worth checking out. Everyone should watch at least this part.
Just think of how many children would be out of a job to feed their families if we don't buy from them.