Apple To Use 100 Per Cent Recycled Cobalt In Batteries By 2025

APPLE, in a press release, announced a target of 2025 to use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries. Further, magnets inside the Apple devices will use recycled rare earth materials. The designed circuit boards shall deploy recycled tin for soldering and recycled gold plating completely.

Last year, the company enlarged its deployment of recycled materials. Currently, the company uses two-third of aluminium and over 95 per cent of tungsten from recycled sources. Apple widely boasts carbon-neutral and less polluting technology to make iPhones, iPads and other products during product announcements. This is among the efforts to accelerate the process. Apple aims to make its gadgets from completely recycled and renewable materials someday.

"From the recycled materials in our products, to the clean energy that powers our operations, our environmental work is integral to everything we make and to who we are. So we'll keep pressing forward in the belief that great technology should be great for our users, and for the environment," Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said.

Cobalt is a crucial element in batteries that enable "high energy density" and adds longer life to the cells. As of 2022, one-fourth of all cobalt used in the products was sourced from recycled materials, Apple added.

"The company's use of 100 percent certified recycled rare earth elements has greatly expanded in the last year as well, going from 45 percent in 2021 to 73 percent in 2022," Apple said. Recycled materials first debuted in the Taptic Engine of the iPhone 11.

Further, the company highlighted its innovation in recycling. Disassembly robot - Daisy separates batteries from an iPhone and enables speciality recyclers to untangle cobalt, lithium and other elements.

"Our ambition to one day use 100 per cent recycled and renewable materials in our products works hand in hand with Apple 2030: our goal to achieve carbon neutral products by 2030," Lisa Jackson, Vice President Of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives at Apple, said.