100,000 Apple Recycled Devices Sold

Nowadays, re-evaluating resources and reduce carbon footprint It has become the focus of many companies. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is known as recycling of already produced products and reducing the use of raw materials.

At this point, technology giants generally work with certain recycling centers and leave the recycling of their devices to these centers. Allegedly, a recycling center where Apple works is recycling Sold 100 thousand devices instead of recycling them.

100 thousand devices were sold instead of being recycled

According to Apple's claims, the recycling company named Geep Canada has collected nearly 100 thousand iPhone, ipad And from Apple Watch It has made a profit by selling the resulting device collection rather than recycling it. Although Geep did not deny the allegations, he filed a countersuit against Apple for introducing spy employees into the company.

Although the case has now been made public, it was reported that the case was opened in January 2020. Geep's 'spy workerThe counter-suit in which he sued the employees he called ' was filed in July this year.

Apple in late 2017 or early 2018 noticed this theft and ended his work with Geep. In September 2019, Geep Canada merged with other similar companies and Quantum Lifecycle Partners He created a company called.

According to the lawsuit filed by Apple, Apple paid Geep Canada between January 2015 and December 2017. 531,966 iPhones, 25,673 iPads and 19,277 Apple Watches It is reported that he sent. Again, according to Apple's statements, some of these devices are stored in Geep's warehouse.

According to the statements in Apple's case, Apple sent Devices worth 5.3 tons sold without being recycled; Geep has also confirmed this. Apple for this whole situation While demanding $22.7 million If Apple wins the case, Geep will try to make 3 "spy employees" within the company pay all the expenses.