100 Thousand iPhones Sent as Scrap Have Been Sold in China!

A detailed report published by Bloomberg revealed interesting information about the iPhones that Apple wants to scrap. Accordingly, every year the company Scrapping more than 250 thousand iPhones “paid for”GEEPHe withdrew the lawsuit he filed against the company named. So why?

Apple was giving the devices it received from its customers for exchange or renewal, many of which were in working condition, to this company for scrapping. However, the technology giant launched GEEP a few years ago. 99 thousand 975 Steal a working iPhone instead of scrapping it Take it to China and sell it on the second hand market He discovered that he was selling. Moreover, it was seen that GEEP stated that it scrapped these devices, meaning that it was lying.

Allegedly, Apple dropped the lawsuit it filed in 2020 to prevent people from learning about the incident

Discovering this situation, Apple filed a lawsuit against GEEP in 2020 on charges of contract violation. filed a lawsuit. However, there has been no development in the case since then and there has been no move from the technology giant. If it continues like this, the case will be automatically dismissed in January 2025. However, the accusations of three former GEEP employees accused of stealing the devices will not have the same outcome.

Bloomberg also says the company has no plans to do anything. The reason behind allegedly not pursuing the case to prevent people from learning about this situation. want. The company is constantly committed to environmental issuesvery sensitiveWe know it is. That’s why they even removed adapters from iPhone boxes. That’s probably why he doesn’t want it to be heard. Sending reusable devices to be shredded will not get a good response.

GEEP was sent 530 thousand mostly reusable iPhones to scrap

Information was also shared about how many devices Apple sent to GEEP. The tech giant ordered this company to scrap the first two years of its contract. 530 thousand iPhones, 25 thousand iPads and 19 thousand Apple Watches sent. Bloomberg reports that the vast majority of iPhones shipped devices that can be renewed He adds that they were sent for scrap instead. This contradicts the company’s motto that “reuse is our priority.” Let’s add that Apple has a plan to be carbon neutral by 2030.

We saw that Apple released a recycling robot called “Daisy” years ago, which collects usable parts from phones. According to Bloomberg, showing Daisy to the press was only done by the company. Wanting to make a good impression It was because. The report also included the statements of a person who worked at Re-Teck, one of the recycling partners at the time Daisy was released. This person, A large amount of AirPods, Apple Watches and Macs, all appearing to be in good condition, were reported to have been smashed. witnessed. Those who destroyed it were Re-Tech employees.

We do not know how true these claims are. However, we can say that it does not match Apple’s constant “environmentally friendly” statements and reveals that there may be dirty work going on in the background that customers are not aware of. There has been no statement from the company yet regarding the issue.