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Apple Trade In is a program that lets you trade in your old Apple device for credit towards a new one or for an Apple Gift Card. It’s a convenient way to recycle your old device and get some money off a new one. But have you ever wondered what becomes of your old iPhones when you trade them in for the latest model?
Additionally, this year, Apple rolled out a new product sorter at its asset recovery center in California, aiming to automate the process for better efficiency and productivity. Apple says that it is dedicated to spreading this technology to recycling partners worldwide as an affordable, time-saving solution.
To boost efficiency even more, the asset recovery center in California has started using autonomous mobile robots to assist in moving products and components throughout the facility. On top of that, Apple is teaming up with academic institutions like Carnegie Mellon to dive deeper into using artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and automation to make recycling even better.
The company says that right now, devices as old as the iPhone 7, for example, still have trade-in value and encourages its customers to drop off their used Apple devices at any Apple Store or visit apple.com/recycle. Apple pledges to responsibly recycle products that are no longer valuable, recovering the valuable materials inside to give them a new life in future products.
Despite the progress, it’s not all smooth sailing in the recycling department
According to a recent report, Apple has been regularly telling its recycling partner to destroy “tens of thousands” of devices that could have been refurbished instead.
