Apple shows off new iPhone recycling robot


For Earth Day, Apple is touting a promotion for its recycling program and its latest version of its recycling robot.

Apple’s newest disassembly robot, Daisy, is the most efficient way to reclaim more of the valuable materials stored in iPhone. Created through years of R&D, Daisy incorporates revolutionary technology based on Apple’s learnings from Liam, its first disassembly robot launched in 2016. Daisy is made from some of Liam’s parts and is capable of disassembling nine versions of iPhone and sorting their high-quality components for recycling. Daisy can take apart up to 200 iPhone devices per hour, removing and sorting components, so that Apple can recover materials that traditional recyclers can’t â€" and at a higher quality.

Apple also announced that through its GiveBack program it will make a donation to Conservation International for every iPhone received through April 30th. Customers can submit old iPhones at Apple Stores online at the GiveBack site.