Apple Shares Meticulous Steps Taken to Ensure iPhone Packaging is Environmentally Friendly

[[AUT] Thomas]

Would say "good job"... but no... it's rather: about time! It's 2017...
Anyway, I'd still prefer a "brown box". 100% recycled fiber & 0% plastic, except the wrapping for sealing & protection from moisture. If Apple could offer that for the same price I'd buy that instead... Packaging is essentially nothing else than waste. Or they could make it to unfold into a docking-station #cantinnovatemya...

 

[udayan81]

The plastic inside the box isn’t biodegradable. Your “point”, doesn’t change what Apple is doing is a good thing.

No Apple is not doing any good thing, it is only doing it for its own financial reasons, that is to save cost. And what i am saying is while they make products which are hard to repair or costs a bomb to repair , hence pushing onto us the mentality to buy a new model every time something goes wrong, it is funny that this card board box is being celebrated as environmentally friendly, when we could be far more environmentally friendly just by making things easier to repair. Get it now ?

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As an iPhone only user, I am amused by the number of users complaining about the reparability/hardware updating of MacBooks and other apple products.
Can anyone explain me what is the difference before and now with the apple products causing these complaints?

Earlier they were easier to repair. Things are glued onto each other so hard now, you almost run the risk of ruining something while trying to replace what you were trying to repair.

 

[Phonephreak]

I came here to read the comments by the fault finders. Was not disappointed.

I came here to read the posts that complain about other posters comments.
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Oh yes. A company that makes money internationally should be forced to pay a ridiculous tax rate to a government in a country where the earnings weren’t.

Define “fair.” Clearly you’re wrong and emotional about it.

Wish some people would at least admit Apple is using a tax loophole to avoid taxes. This has been well documented. It is legal so not much to be done about it. Still Apple’s HQ is in California and key company should pay their taxes based on the location of the HQ

 

[MrX8503]

No Apple is not doing any good thing, it is only doing it for its own financial reasons, that is to save cost. And what i am saying is while they make products which are hard to repair or costs a bomb to repair , hence pushing onto us the mentality to buy a new model every time something goes wrong, it is funny that this card board box is being celebrated as environmentally friendly, when we could be far more environmentally friendly just by making things easier to repair. Get it now ?

They're still reducing waste....

If you want to get into hardware, that's another article. Apple has recycling programs and Apple products have a high re-sale market. I have never thrown an Apple product in the trash before.

 

[Santabean2000]

What changes do you have in mind that would improve modularity without adding more bulk and more use of materials to every single iPhone? Apple can repair/replace the most common things (broken glass, failing battery, etc.), and it's a more effective use of materials, overall, to send (only) those phones needing more substantial work off for refurbishment, than it would be to add additional compartments and doors to every single iPhone being carried around, on the chance that they might be needed. User-openable hatches add bulk, use more materials, and make it easier for gunk to get into the phone, leading to a higher failure rate. Don't think Apple hasn't considered this carefully.

True. I was thinking more about Macs.

 

[dysamoria]

Still no post-consumer content? Still all that plastic film that doesn't get recycled in almost any residential area (grocery stores only take their own bags)...

 

[sellersanonymous]

Apple has shared a new Paper and Packaging Strategy white paper, outlining steps the company takes to reduce its paper impact by using paper more efficiently, sourcing it responsibly, and protecting or creating sustainable working forests.

iPhone 7 packaging​

To protect the environment for the future, Apple said three priorities guide its efforts:1. Reduce impact on climate change by using renewable energy sources and driving energy efficiency in products and facilities.

2. Conserve precious resources by using materials efficiently, using more recycled and renewable content in products, and recovering material from products at the end of their life.

3. Identify, develop, and utilize safer materials in products and processes.The change in iPhone packaging from iPhone 6s to iPhone 7 illustrates the significant impact of Apple's efforts.

While the iPhone 6s packaging included two stacked plastic trays that hold the device and accessories separately, Apple came up with a new design for the iPhone 7 packaging that allows a single tray to do the work of two. Eliminating the second tray significantly reduced the packaging's material footprint.

Apple's environmental teams also found a fiber-based material that could be used to make the trays, replacing the petroleum-based plastic previously used. The white paper says a similar exploration of new materials and design led to innovations in the EarPods carrier, further reducing the use of materials.

For the iPhone 6s, Apple designed a plastic EarPods carrying case that discreetly wraps the cables and holds the headphones in place. For the iPhone 7, however, Apple developed a more environmentally friendly paperboard-based solution with a set of folds and cuts that secure the EarPods and cable.

These changes contributed to an 84 percent decrease in plastic usage for iPhone 7 packaging compared with iPhone 6s, according to Apple.

For the iPhone 8, Apple even sourced a more environmentally friendly alternative to the plastic wrap that protects the iPhone's wall charger. Apple's white paper reveals the meticulous steps it took to achieve this feat, which involved working directly with a supplier to alter aspects of the manufacturing process.Ultimately, Apple said it hopes that its program highlights a process for others to take responsibility for their impact on global resources, and work with external stakeholders to protect the environment.

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