Hey apple comunity, im doing a project and i need to know where you guys get your plastic from can you help me?
iPod touch, iOS 6.1.5
You are not addressing Apple here. We are only users like yourself. Thus, no one here would know.
It addition. Apple has their products made in many countries so there is no one answer.
And Apple doesn't even manufacture the iPods themselves. They contract with companies such as Foxconn for manufacture. So there really is no way any of us could answer your question, nor is it likely that such information would be available on the Internet.
Regards.
I'm assuming your project is finished by now, but for other people who may stumble upon this forum, I'll post a few other links. A few disclaimers, like most MNCs Apple obtains raw materials through many different countries and do not buy directly from these companies that mine the materials, this makes it very difficult to trace. They won't tell you where they get it form for two reasons, 1) It's part of a trade secret so no one can duplicate their product easily 2) A lot of raw materials sometimes come from controversial areas of the world.
This list contains just ONE example of where they get the materials listed. They can trace back to many more places than the few listed.
Raw Materials, I unfortunately haven't found plastic yet:
Aluminum: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-apple-forced-microsoft-to-build-a-tablet-2012 -6
Tungsten: http://agmetalminer.com/2013/08/15/farc-terrorist-tungsten-taints-apple-inc-sams ung-supply-chains/
Sand(Through Renesas for Semi-Conductors, NOT GLASS): http://am.renesas.com/comp/profile/global/index.jsp
I apologize if any of these links have inaccuracies or do not explain enough, but it's a very hard dig so it's at least a start to seeing how deep the rabbit hole goes!
Ignorance isn't so blissful once you're not ignorant
Good to hear about the effort to stop buying tantalum from warlords, easily one of the most contreversial resources for electronics. I purposefully didn't include it because I felt it would make me look too biased against apple. I understand that blood minerals are a problem with most MNCs and most of the time doesn't directly connect to the company, but still the fact that it ends up somewhere in the chain is definitely worth mentioning.
Where does apple get its plastic used to make thier mobile devices.
