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   sukh (interfaceengineer@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 21:42:43 JST sukh

   • Cory Doctorow

   I read about how Apples recycling / trade in process awhile ago & since refused to ever use them.

   Hearing some great podcasters use em has always made me wanting to send feedback but it was hard for me to find an article to reference until now… this is a great article from @pluralistic describing how Apple ultimately care more about pleasing shareholders whilst applying greenwashing tactics on consumers during their keynote presentations re their “recycling”

   https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/

   • ΤΕΤΡΑPERATOS and novatorine 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ repeated this.
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     sukh (interfaceengineer@mastodon.world)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Sep-2023 21:42:43 JST sukh

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     • Cory Doctorow

     @pluralistic

     This sentence here epitomises this:

     “the easiest way to prevent harvested components from entering the parts stream is to destroy as many old devices as possible. That's why Apple's so-called "recycling" program _shreds_ any devices you turn over to them. When you trade in your old iPhone at an Apple Store, it is converted into immortal e-waste (no other major recycling program does this).”