[CNMO News] April 22 is World Earth Day, which is also a festival specially set up for the protection of the world's environment. On the occasion of Earth Day, Apple also announced new progress in environmental protection. Officials said apple used certified recycled gold for the first time in its products and more than doubled the amount of recycled tungsten, rare earth elements and cobalt. In 2021, nearly 20% of all materials used in Apple products will be recycled materials, and the use of renewable materials will reach a new high.
Dismantling robot Daisy can disassemble up to 1.2 million phones a year
It is understood that in the past 2021, 59% of all aluminum metal materials used in Apple products have come from renewable resources, and the shells of many products are completely made of 100% recycled aluminum metal. Apple has also made significant progress in achieving the goal of completely eliminating plastic from all product packaging by the end of 2025. In 2021, plastics will account for only 4% of all packaging materials. Since 2015, Apple's use of plastics in product packaging has decreased by 75%.
Apple officials also said that in 2021, Apple's products will also begin to use certified recycled rare earth elements, certified recycled tin, certified recycled cobalt and certified recycled gold. Among them, Apple has also taken the lead in following the industry-leading traceability mechanism, creating a gold supply chain for exclusive recycled ingredients.
Industrial electronics shredders help recycle more valuable materials
It is worth mentioning that Apple also announced a new recycling robot - Taz. It's a machine that utilizes shredder-like functions and is able to use new technology to separate magnets from audio modules and recover more rare earth elements. In addition, Apple has also recently improved the iPhone's ability to disassemble the robot Daisy, making it possible to disassemble 23 iPhone models.
In addition to environmental protection, Apple has also launched a series of activities to celebrate World Earth Day. Between now and April 22, Apple will donate $1 to the World Wide Fund for Nature for every time a customer makes a purchase through Apple's official online/offline channels. In addition, Today at Apple's "Create for Everything" series of courses has also been launched, which will also lead more people to join the environmental protection action.