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In these regions, the gold mining industry

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 7:21 am
by zakiyatasnim
However, Apple produces hundreds of millions of iPhones each year, and a single robot can only disassemble 1.2 million phones per year. The company is also trying to extract cobalt, another conflict mineral, from batteries.

In press releases, Apple reports how it created an alloy made from fully recycled aluminum, but doesn't mention exactly how much gold it recovers for reuse.

Although Apple says its goal is to create a closed supply chain and that products will ultimately be made only from the company's recycled products, it still uses mined gold.

Despite its efforts, the company continues to source most of georgia number data the gold for its products from various countries, including Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil.

damages the soil, promotes corruption, violates the sovereignty of indigenous peoples, and funds militant groups. Apple is the best at following gold mining regulations, but that’s not enough when the industry itself encourages such crimes.