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Re:Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries b... by freeone3000 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @10:25AM (#35555960)
Apple offers a financial incentive to trade in your old iPhone. That is the pure reason.

And you have to say, tossing out the battery is much better than tossing out the entire phone, battery and all

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Re:Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries b... by misnome on Thursday April 13, 2023 @10:41AM (#35556202)
> Apple offers a financial incentive to trade in your old iPhone. That is the pure reason.

Is that… a bad thing?

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Re:Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries b... by freeone3000 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @02:21PM (#35559830)
It’s not likely to be offered for random $200 phones.
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