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Re:AirPods 2 Teardown by mikestew on Friday March 29, 2019 @12:21PM (#19523002)
So what, plausibly, do you think they might be doing?

It's LifeHacker, consider the source:

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-recycle-your-airpods-183357932...

"In a phone conversation, an Apple spokesperson confirmed that these AirPods are then distributed to recyclers who specialize in electronic waste along with instructions on how to break apart the components."

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Re:AirPods 2 Teardown by Wowfunhappy on Friday March 29, 2019 @12:35PM (#19523166)
> are then distributed to recyclers who specialize in electronic waste

So, nothing like Daisy. I sadly don't find this encouraging.

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Re:AirPods 2 Teardown by snaky on Friday March 29, 2019 @12:43PM (#19523243)
Then they appear at Aliexpress with fresh batteries for half the price.
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Re:AirPods 2 Teardown by xeromal on Friday March 29, 2019 @12:48PM (#19523299)
That's fantastic. Reuse is the best form of recycling.
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Re:AirPods 2 Teardown by Wowfunhappy on Friday March 29, 2019 @01:15PM (#19523593)
From the teardown, it doesn't seem possible to replace an airpod's battery without destroying it.
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Re:AirPods 2 Teardown by snaky on Friday March 29, 2019 @02:20PM (#19524176)
Never underestimate Chinese low-fi engineering genius.
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