Apple is one of the companies which support green cause and so is why they have always been running their recycle program for all the users. For anyone looking to scrap their phone can easily submit it to Apple stores in exchange with a percentage of discounts on the purchase value of their devices. Recently was published the ninth value report of the Apple recycle program. According to their reports Apple claimed to have recovered useful materials worth 89 pounds from the scrap phone with over $40 million gold.
For obvious reason this is why Apple has been consistently running these programs. It is a complete life cycle of product for the Apple. Apple products recovered from the people are recycled and useful materials are recovered for being used as hardware materials. Consumers get their discount and company is able to make profit out of the scrap. Gold is used in the circuit boards of the Apple hardware because of its low resistance and corrosion Free State. It formally does not react to form oxide hence making it easier to manage. Copper is also used in the hardware of the Apple which is again the second most valuable material on the list. In the recycle program almost goods worth 6 million has been recovered from the hardware’s.
Apple has been indulged in a lot of similar activities where the energy conservation is required. Apple understands its dignity in the market and has been always involved in low energy usage products. Apple’s strategy is to make a product which is low on energy consumption and high on performance. According to the report of the Apple an average phone of Apple contains around 0.30 milligram of gold. Apple could be counted as the dollar machine company after this conservation program. Whatever they do, they do it in style.