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Apple Recycling Old Macs for Free

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-just-for-doorstops-anymore dept.

charleste writes "CNN is reporting that Apple is going to recycle Macs for free. I wonder if this means they will actually recycle them in Cupertino, or sent overseas to be dumped as many 'recycled' computers do, or if they will actually mine them. And does this make the MacQuarium obsolete?"

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  1. In other news by almostmanda · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ford will recycle your old car....for free! As soon as your Mustang gets a few scuffs on it and you want a brand new one, bring it in and they will take it off your hands and crush it into a cube! At absolutely no cost to you! Wow, what an amazingly environmentally conscious company!

    Seriously, apple has a vested interest in keeping people buying new computers, not used ones. Most major computer manufacturers have this sort of program, and it amazes me that some people think that because THEY have no use for their computer, no one does, and it has to be destroyed somehow. I know a lot of those morons would just throw it in the garbage otherwise, but still--let's not celebrate Apple for being a different, progressive company. They're not doing anything special.