Apple Store iPod Recycling Program
Apple has announced an iPod recycling program at U.S. Apple retail stores, with a same-day discount if you purchase a new iPod at the same time.From the description on the Apple Retail Page:
The program may help to blunt some complaints from environmentalists that discarded iPods were ending up in landfills where they might leak toxins.
Bring any used iPod, iPod mini or iPod photo to any of the more than 100 Apple Stores in the US for free environmentally friendly recycling and get a 10% discount on the purchase of a new iPod that same-day. See your store for details.
The program may help to blunt some complaints from environmentalists that discarded iPods were ending up in landfills where they might leak toxins.
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87 months ago
I somehow saw this coming... ;) Nevertheless, this sounds great! It gives customers a motavtion to now recycle instead of disposing of their nuclear units. :p
87 months ago
Sounds like a good move. This and the lawsuit settlement give more credence to the perception that iPods have a rather short shelf life though. Two years and iPods seem to be not worth fixing. I suppose that's how cell phones can be. But, why do you some cheap things hold up...like cordless phones? I have a cheap cordless phone from Walmart, sixteen bucks, and not a scratch on it!
87 months ago
hmm wonder if you can combine that with education price.
I was wondering the same thing.-mike
87 months ago
What do they do with all those recycled iPods I wonder? Turn them into Mac Minis??
87 months ago
So, Can I buy any of these used iPods at a discounted price? No referb needed. I'll take them as-is :)
87 months ago
good for apple. any recycling programs are nice, to throw a 10% discount on top of it is a great perk...
87 months ago
Allow me to quote myself:
$44.90 is better than nothing, but smalldog would give you $60 for a 5GB model AND you don't pay tax. Actually I suspect those 5GB firewire models will be collectable in five years if not now...
Wow. 10%. Hold me back. This is a deal for suckers. Why not go to http://www.smalldog.com/wag13041/ and actually get some real dough for your old ipod? Even a broken ipod will get you $25, which is very close to the *most* apple will give you.
$44.90 is better than nothing, but smalldog would give you $60 for a 5GB model AND you don't pay tax. Actually I suspect those 5GB firewire models will be collectable in five years if not now...
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