The recent 2024 Environmental Progress Report explains how toReduce total greenhouse gas emissions, and make its global market operations more environmentally friendly, Apple said its recycling robots Dave and Taz have arrived in China, which will make the recycling of used iPhones in the Chinese market more efficient and increase the number of recycled parts available.
According to Ge Yue, Managing Director of Apple Greater China, Apple's recycling robots, Dave and Taz, have been introduced in the Chinese market. It is expected that they will increase the usability of disassembled parts from recycled iPhone models and improve overall disassembly efficiency with their supply chain partners.
Among them, Dave can disassemble the Taptic Engine vibration tactile motor parts inside the iPhone and recycle more materials such as tungsten, rare earth magnets, and various types of still usable steel.
Compared to Apple's earlier disassembly robot, Daisy, Apple claims that Dave can disassemble recycled iPhones more carefully. Another disassembly robot, Taz, uses crushing and disassembly technology to separate rare earth magnets from previously difficult-to-disassemble parts and effectively recycle them.
In a previous statement, Apple also stated that it will introduce new product sorting machines at its asset recovery center in California to increase the automation of the recycling process and improve efficiency and productivity.
Currently, Apple’s more than 100 Apple Stores, offices, and data centers around the world are all Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Building Research & Development Environmental Assessment Tool (BREEAM) certified. The company has also developed more than 1800 million square feet of green building space worldwide. The new Apple Battersea campus and retail store, located at London’s historic Battersea Power Station, will divert 99% of construction waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill, while also being designed with sustainable elements and low-carbon materials.
