Apple recycled 11 seconds to enable the robot to disassemble a iPhone6

Monday, Apple held a spring conference, launched a four-inch and 9.7-inch mobile phone new tablet,play baby games these products are expected in the media. The same day, Apple also introduced a robot system of external, specialized spin-off old phone and extract useful metal materials, environmental organizations commended the move for Apple, Apple will reportedly split a robot system in the United States and European deployment. According to Reuters, Apple this robotic system named "Liam", the main purpose is to extract the old phone valuable metal. This is Apple's response has been criticized for the move. Apple's mobile phone design is very small and exquisite, but the dismantling process is very difficult, affecting the old phone material recovery or refurbished for resale. Apple said the spin-off robot system developed three years, the initial stage of the spin-off published two years ago iPhone 6 phones. Apple plans to continue to perfect this system, the future can be disassembled more Apple devices, recover more valuable materials. The spin-off robot system has been put into use in the last month, needed only 11 seconds to disassemble a iPhone6 ​​phones, and recover play baby hazel games the aluminum, copper, gold, silver and other components. According to this operating speed, Liam system can be broken every year millions of mobile phones, but only to Apple's sales of 231 million mobile phones last year, a small part. Greenpeace welcomed the move for Apple, that Apple to large enterprises made a demonstration, so that more waste products recycling, instead of going to landfill. But the organization also said that due to the small number of dismantling recovery, the overall effect on how the robot system is questionable. The robot system belongs to Apple, currently outside specialized recycling old mobile phones (including iPhone), a professional company will not be able to use this system. Senior IT analyst with Greenpeace Cook (Gary Cook) said that Apple developed for robot spin old phone, this is a good move, but in reality, in the spin-off and recovered more ordinary human beings, Apple should allow recovery of these practitioners to further improve work efficiency, this is a complete solution. Vice president of environment, social policies and programs Apple Jackson (Lisa Jackson) in an interview that the purpose of Liam robot system is to make science and technology industry to improve the proportion of recycling of waste products, recycling should not only by consumers, manufacturers should also be join. It is reported that Jackson was in 2009 to 2013, as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency. The robotic system is provided near the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, includes a total of 29 robot modules, mainly sold in the play dog games US Apple split iPhone6 ​​phone (Apple's US market contributed four percent of revenue). Apple also said it would deploy a second robotic recycling system in Europe. In the past, many environmentalists have criticized Apple that do not manufacture the product environmentally friendly. For example, in the ultra-thin notebook MacBook Air, the laptop hard drive, chip, battery, processor and other components are tightly fitted together, it can not lead to spin-off a separate upgrade. In contrast, other notebook computer manufacturers have a better product modularity, and easier to spin off a separate upgrade, more resource-efficient. Jackson said that Apple's strategy in product design will not be changed, but the company is looking for a better way, a spin-off of the old equipment, extract useful metal material. These materials or components can be sold to other industries. Jackson said that the development of large-scale recycling system is still in progress, Apple hopes to be able to recycle more material coming from the product. Mankind has entered the era of smart phones, consumers every few years to replace the new phone, which led to the proliferation of e-waste, a lot of old phone resources have not been recovered. According to statistics, the United States and China both electronic equipment waste, accounting for one-third of the world. According to April 2015 the United Nations University published a research report, the global e-waste, less than one-sixth only get recycled or re-used again as the old device. So far, Apple did not disclose the number of recycling electronic equipment each year. According to the company's policy, consumers submit apples old equipment, retail stores will receive coupons, free spin-off of Apple in charge of recycling equipment. Analysts Greenpeace Cook said that Apple should be able to develop more recycled metal parts or products, and to make products easier to disassemble. The analyst also said that in some areas of environmental protection, Apple has become the industry leader, such as Apple requires suppliers and foundries play Barbie Games use of renewable energy. Apple These moves also contributed to some of the industry to become more environmentally friendly. Late last year, Apple's retail stores opened in Singapore, all use of solar power generation and distribution system, while Apple has invested billions of dollars in the construction of solar power plants around the world, including the construction of three power plants in Inner Mongolia, China.