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The first iPhone was produced in 2007.
Now, just six years later, it feels like everyone has an iPhone.
Through excellent marketing and advertisement, Apple has made the iPhone a device which accounts for the majority of the company's revenue!
In addition to glass and plastic, iPhone elements include:
There are innumerable effects and consequences directly imparted by the production and distribution of these nifty handheld companions.
ELEMENT MINING
MANUFACTURING
DISTRIBUTION
RECYCLING
BUT while everyone seems to be jumping onto the iPhone bandwagon...
few really know what goes into the production of these familiar devices!
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Apple is constantly coming out with new models of iPhones. As a result, people are constantly ditching their old phones to get the latest model.
Believe it or no, each iPhone contains metals and precious metals.
The village of Baotou in Inner Mongolia is the largest source of rare-earth minerals.
Apple is based in Cupertino, California. It has to execute the transportation of iPhones all around the world!
In the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, a violent war has been going on for over 15 years. This was is no longer just about ethnicity, land or politics: armed groups now fight for control over mineral resources which will provide their side with financial support.
Nearby farmers are now unable to grow anything due to the high levels of toxic chemical substances and radioactive sludge.
Workers are paid well, but are also in constant danger.
Extraction involves boiling acid and other chemicals.
Workers may have difficulty breathing orbe burned by these chemicals.
iphones are made where???
Instead of just throwing away the iPhone, it is better to:
Apple first had to transport the components from suppliers to the assembly plants in China.
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The finished products are then shipped to distribution centers around the world.
There are many "recommerce" sites looking to re-sell your unwanted phone, like Gazelle, ReCellular, NextWorth, Amazon Trade-In
Phones are first assessed to see if they work.
iPhones in perfectly fine condition are sold on eBay or Amazon.
New but broken phones are sold to wholesalers that recondition and resell the phone as warrantly replacements.
Apple encourages recycling!!
According to the Apple website, phones that cannot be resold can qualify for recycling.
These centers are all over the place!
The phone will be dismantled so that the plastic, metal, and glass can be reused, reducing the need to mine new raw minerals.
Apple claims to meet the requirements of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
These devices are under surveillance by security personnel every step of the way, from truck depots to airports to customs and storage warehouses until the iPhone is finally revealed.
Standing for 12-hour shifts with only two 30-min breaks six days a week
Foxconn now has the unfortunate reputation of employee suicides. Many bright, capable young people, mostly women, some fresh out of college, seek jobs in the city and end up at these brutal factories where they lose all sense of hope for a bright future.
Working without protective equipment while exposed to chemicals, loud noise, lasers for 69 hrs per week
Excessive working hours
JABIL CIRCUIT - Florida-based American company with factories worldwide
Insufficient wages
Insufficient worker training
Abuse by management
PEGATRON - Taiwanese Company
Insufficient grievance channels
FOXCONN - Taiwanese Company, but many plants located in China
Health and safety concerns
Shanghai
Shenzhen
Yantai
Taiyuan
Zhengzhou
Suzhou
Wuxi