On April 19, it was reported that according to the foreign media CNET, Apple has a 9000 square foot (about 836.1 square meters) warehouse in Austin, Texas, the United States. Apple uses this warehouse to recycle iPhone parts. There is a robot named Daisy in this warehouse. It can disassemble 15 different types of iPhones at the speed of 200 per hour. Apple plans to license the technology patent of this robot to other companies, which should not be free of charge.

Lisa Jackson, Apple's vice president in charge of environmental, policy and social initiatives, said that Apple's goal is to make products with recyclable materials. The company will launch its 1.5 billion iPhones later this year, and many old iPhones will be dismantled by Daisy. Lisa Jackson also believes that Apple's devices are very durable and can be used by two or three users before recycling. Apple doesn't want an iPhone user to leave an old phone in a drawer after buying a new product. "There are more than 100 components in the iPhone, and we are studying how to reuse them," she said.

Apple thinks: "You may not want to use your device anymore, but it may provide more things. If it has a good appearance, we will help it find a new owner. If not, we will send it to our recycling partners, so that we can save more precious materials and reduce the waste of earth resources. If it is an iPhone, it can be handed over to our disassembly robot Daisy for processing, which can effectively recycle the internal resources of the iPhone ".

However, in China, selling old iPhones to individuals or third-party organizations seems to be more profitable than official channels. If Apple wants to advance this plan, it should consider increasing the discount of the old iPhone.

Daisy will recycle the cobalt in the iPhone battery, which will be used to produce new batteries. Apple will also recycle the aluminum from the iPhone to make the aluminum housing of the MacBook Air. Daisy can remove the iPhone's screen, battery, motherboard, sensor, screw and wireless charging coil, leaving an aluminum frame. Apple gets a lot of used iPhones from users who participate in the iPhone upgrade program.

It is worth mentioning that Samsung is also doing similar things. Samsung Galaxy S10 series uses 100% plastic free packaging boxes. Samsung can also recycle a lot of materials from TVs and other household appliances. Samsung and Apple are pursuing the so-called "closed-loop" recycling, which means that both Apple and Samsung will receive second-hand devices, then renovate and sell them, and some materials of some devices will also be recycled.

Apple can also use Daisy to refurbish old iPhones, but it will cost more money. Last year, Apple received 9 million iPhones from customers, of which 7.8 million were refurbished and 1.2 million were disassembled by Daisy.

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