{"id":18511,"date":"2015-03-20T11:45:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T15:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18511"},"modified":"2015-03-20T11:48:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T15:48:15","slug":"the-waste-biz-apple-will-now-accept-any-old-cell-phones-for-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/the-waste-biz-apple-will-now-accept-any-old-cell-phones-for-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Waste Biz: Apple Expected To Accept Any Old Cell Phones For Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18512\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/old-cell-phones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18512 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/old-cell-phones.jpg\" alt=\"old cell phones good for apple gift cards\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/old-cell-phones.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/old-cell-phones-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic-261240422\/stock-photo-white-smart-phone-with-isolated-screen-on-old-wooden-desk.html?src=lr59Dh-DNURJqaGSTKof5g-1-120\">Shutterstock<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I always take the easiest route when it comes to <a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/2015\/01\/16\/ecoatm-cell-phone-recycling-kiosks\/\">recycling my old cell phones<\/a>: I leave it with the retailer from which I&#8217;ve bought a new one. If you want more value than convenience, though, your options are about to expand: <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/15\/03\/16\/apple-to-accept-non-iphone-trade-ins-with-expanded-reuse-and-recycling-program-report-says\">appleinsider reports<\/a> that Apple plans to expand its Reuse and Recycling Program to include non-iOS phones. Yep, if you&#8217;ve got a Blackberry, an Android, or a Windows smartphone, you can still trade it in for\u00a0an Apple Store gift card.<\/p>\n<p>No details yet, but look for them in coming weeks. The hypothesized rationale? Apple&#8217;s upping its game against Android, and wants to incentivize users of the Google OS to switch to iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>Got any more insight into this expected change to the program? Share it with us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In other news from the waste space:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recycling K-Cups into Cement:<\/strong> We&#8217;ve dug into <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2014\/12\/canadians-can-now-recycle-single-serve-coffee-pods-price\/\">the massive amounts of waste created by single-serve coffee makers<\/a>, and at least one approach to recycling them. A British Columbia-based cement manufacturer has found a rather novel way to reuse these pods: turn them into cement. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/keurig-k-cup-recycling-program-that-turns-coffee-pods-into-cement-looks-to-expand-1.3000249\">According to CBC News<\/a>, &#8220;The Lafarge cement plant in Kamloops, B.C. turned about 1.4 million K-Cups into cement last year, after teaming up with\u00a0Van\u00a0Houtte\u00a0Coffee Services, which collects the used pods for recycling.&#8221; They now want to expand their efforts into Alberta. (via <a href=\"http:\/\/waste360.com\/business\/keurig-k-cup-recycling-program-turns-coffee-pods-cement-looks-expand\">Waste 360<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unilever Achieves a Zero Waste Milestone:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablebrands.com\/news_and_views\/waste_not\/mike_hower\/unilever_achieves_100_zero_waste_across_distribution_centers_nor\">The consumer products giant<\/a> &#8220;announced\u00a0on Tuesday it has achieved 100 percent zero waste to landfill (ZLF) at all dedicated distribution centers in North America.&#8221; That&#8217;s not just an impressive environmental achievement: it also created savings of $1.9 million in 2013. 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