Apple says selling new iPhones without power adapters will save 861,000 tons of metal
The company highlighted carbon capture and energy efficiency in its 2021 Environmental Progress Report.
Recycling
Specialized partners with a Tesla co-founder to recycle e-bike batteries
A pilot program has sent 100% of recovered bike batteries to be recycled.
Lasso is working on a recycling center for the home
A prototype should be finished this quarter.
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Apple sues recycler for allegedly reselling 100,000 iPhones, iPads and Watches
GEEP Canada was supposed to dismantle them instead.
17HP's first Intel 11th-gen laptops use recycled ocean-bound plastics
You can also get the Pavilion 15 with AMD Ryzen 4000 processors.
Microsoft details its plan to become ‘water positive’ by 2030
The company plans to replenish more water than it uses.
Amazon's new eco-friendly boxes can be turned into forts and 'cat condos'
Your cat was already using your Amazon boxes, but this makes it official.
Apple says its products will be carbon-neutral by 2030
Its supply chain will be too.
Apple launches its in-store trade-in program for Macs
Bring in your old hardware for store credit.
Uber sends thousands of Jump e-bikes to the recycling heap
The move comes after Uber sold its bike division to Lime.
Green apps to help you celebrate Earth Day indoors
You can still honor the holiday's 50th anniversary while in quarantine.
12Polestar's latest concept EV is designed for sustainability
The Precept is also loaded with sensors and Android cabin tech.
Sega Europe is moving to recycled packaging for PC games
The company estimates it has saved 20 tons of plastic so far.
Sonos gives a lame reason for bricking older devices in 'Recycle Mode'
The practice has irked buyers and redefined "programmed obsolescence."
Dell says it will power all of its facilities with renewable energy by 2040
The company also pledged to use more recycled materials in its products.
Sonos offers its early adopters a 30 percent trade-in offer on new speakers
You can trade up older models to save on the likes of Sonos Move or One.
The North Face’s high-tech Futurelight jackets are finally here
And to celebrate they built a wild art installation.
Apple will use recycled rare earth metals in the iPhone's Taptic Engine
The Taptic Engine alone accounts for one-quarter of the rare earth metals used to make an iPhone.
