Apple announced on Monday that it now plans to use 100% recycled cobalt in all its device batteries by 2025.
The American tech giant, which has set itself the goal of making all of its products climate-neutral by 2030, relies in particular on Daisy, an iPhone disassembly robot.
This system separates smartphone batteries from their other components, allowing specialized recycling teams to recover cobalt and other materials, including lithium.
Under this new accelerated deadline, all magnets in Apple devices will be made entirely from recycled rare earth elements and all of the brand’s circuit boards will be made from 100% recycled solder and 100% recycled gold plating.
The Californian group says it has significantly increased its use of recycled essential metals over the past year, bringing it to more than two-thirds for aluminum.
At the same time, almost three quarters of the rare earths and more than 95% of the tungsten that make up its products come from 100% recycled resources.
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