Re: Does the report say how much they lose?
In the US, Apples 22M pounds of scrap steel would fetch about $1M.
The more interesting questions have been left unanswered:
- how does that price compare with the cost of the same basket of materials when bought fresh from the end of the mining and refining chain?
- how does the amount of energy used for recycling that basket of materials compare with the energy needed to mine and refine it?
Both questions need answers before even starting to consider whether Apple's recycling is either useful or sensible.
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