September 11, The Washington Post: "But ultimately, this is an environmental problem of the tech industry's own design. And it's time they own it."
A Wisconsin electronics recycler said, "I just don't understand why Apple doesn't include design features that its users and the reuse-and-recycling community can benefit from to extend the life of their products safely."
"The risk is that devices like old iPads could become unrecyclable, at least in economic terms, for scrap companies that aren’t getting paid some other way. Today, firms can still make money by reselling iPads. But who’s going to process all the old iPads currently marooned in drawers, losing their market value?"
"Designing for repair makes a huge difference in the life cycle impact of the product... Some tech companies, including Apple, have actively opposed so-called "right to repair" legislation that would require companies to share information on how to take apart products."