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V4V1nt Author

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why apple removed chargers?

Just asking what is the real reason

iPhone 13 mini, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 15, 2022 7:01 PM

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Johnathan Burger

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Posted on Apr 15, 2022 8:15 PM

Environment - Apple

Fewer chargers mean less environmental impact.

Power adapters use the largest amounts of certain materials, including plastic, copper, tin, and zinc. Since removing them from iPhone and Apple Watch packaging, we’ve avoided mining a significant amount of materials from the earth, and we’ve eliminated the emissions that come from processing and transporting them. Using smaller, lighter packaging lets us ship more boxes at once, which helps reduce our carbon footprint. Leaving out adapters was a bold change for Apple, and a necessary one for our planet.

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861,000 metric tons of copper, tin, and zinc ore are expected to be saved by removing power adapters.

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