Amaya Toman Lisa Jackson, Apple's chief environmental officer, said in an interview with Reuters that the company has recently become one of the manufacturers that do not need to rely on the extraction of material for the production of their products. The credit for this goes to a robot called Daisy, which, among other things, has the ability to dismantle around two hundred iPhones per hour.
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The official statement says that Apple is trying to change the way electronics are recycled with the help of Daisy the robot. Daisy can disassemble iconic iPhones in such a way that certain elements are preserved for restoration and reuse. However, the growing global demand for electronics means that many manufacturers will have to continue to rely on the mining of the material. To create a "closed loop" in this direction and to become a supplier of the relevant elements to oneself is a rather demanding goal, which many industry analysts consider almost impossible.
And a few skeptics remain, despite Apple's confident approach to that goal. One of them is, for example, Kyle Wiens, who stated that the ego can believe in the 100% return of all minerals, but it simply is not possible. Tom Butler, president of the International Mining and Metals Council, described Apple's position as "enviable" and said the company could meet its target. But he himself questions whether other companies in this sector are capable of following Cupertino's example.
Lisa Jackson assured the miners that they had nothing to worry about Apple's target as there was no competition between them. In addition, according to the relevant report, the mining industry could benefit in the future from the increasing demand for the relevant materials from the manufacturers of electric vehicles.
Source: iMore
