If the billion iPhones sold worldwide could be recycled, could Apple stop mining new materials?! The team developing Daisy, the company’s recycling robot, certainly hopes so. In fact, Apple has committed to offering iPhones with 100% recycled cobalt by 2025 and wants to get as much materials currently sitting in retired devices back into the global supply chain. Robert went to see Daisy in action to find out more.
00:00 Robert’s at an Apple Facility
00:31 Recycling electronic waste
01:22 Meet Daisy!
02:08 23 models vs the robots
03:57 Reducing the need for mining
05:58 Bash out the battery
06:53 100% recycled cobalt
08:08 Punch out the screws
09:10 Open source recycling
10:15 Sorting the modules
11:10 100% recycled material?
11:57 Make it last longer
12:15 Feed Daisy!
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