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Vincent Chetcuti

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What is Apple Inc.¶s (with consideration to

their planned obsolescence µstrategy¶)

contribution to E-waste?



` Database searches through the UOW library

website (SAGE Journals Online)

` Google searches

` Greenpeace website` Apple website

` iTunes



` Apple ± Environmental ± News This area of the website shows news regarding Apples

attempts to preserve the environment and prevent E-waste.

From the perspective of Apple and therefore no negative press

is published.

` Apple ± Environmental ± Reports Apple offers its customers a report breakdown of its individual

products and their effect on the environment.

Perspective of Apple who has an invested interest in portrayingtheir product in a particular light.



` Apple ± Recycling Plan for iPod and Mobile

Phones Apple outlines its recycling policy and how old Apple

products can be handed into Apple retail stores anddisposed of in an environmentally friendly way.

Source shows Apples environmental initiative and

contribution to disposing of obsolete products.

Are Apples environmental policies stringent enough?



` Cradle to Cradle: Cleaning up the E-waste Trade A podcast commenting on how manufacturers plan a

products obsolescence through a variety of different

means and where these products end up.

Delves into E-waste prevention measures.

Deals with the relationship between planned

obsolescence and E-waste.

Fails to specify any concrete contribution Apple has

made to E-waste through planned obsolescence.



` Basel Convention The most comprehensive global environment agreement

on hazardous and other wastes.

Active since 1992.

Apple advertisers that they comply with the standards of the Basel Convention when disposing of Apple products.

` The Futurist: Why the iPhone Reeks of PlannedObsolescence Discusses how the iPhone (first generation) excluded key

features and technology which exist in other phones (3G,GPS, MMS etc).



` 5 criteria on judging an electronic companies E-waste awareness Support for Individual Producer Responsibility.

Provides voluntary take-back where no EPR law

exists. Provides information for individual customers on take-

back in all countries where products are sold.

Reports on amount of E-waste collected and recycled

Use of recycled plastic content in all products ± and

timelines for increasing content.



` Lucsko, D, 2008, µMade to Break: Technology and

Obsolescence in America¶, Business History

Review, vol.82, iss.2, pp410-413.

Journal article looks into why consumers are willing tobuy new technologies that offer no real advances on the

products they currently own.

Relates to Apples attempts to influence consumers to

update to newer models.



` Plambeck, E & Wang, Q, 2009, µEffects of E-waste

on Regulation on New Product Introduction¶,

Manag ement Science, vol.55, iss.3, pp333-348.

The effect that E-waste regulation has on the introductionof new products.

Two types of regulation (fee-upon-sale and fee-upon-

disposal)



` Robinson, B, 2009, µE-waste: An assessment of

global production and environmental impacts¶,

Science of the Tot al Environment, vol.408, iss.2,

pp183-191. Basic source that gives a sound definition of E-waste and

its effects on the environment

Not relevant or specific to my research question.



OR



` More in depth search for tertiary sources.

` Greater comparison between Apple and other

major electronics companies.



` Production over consumption

` Planned Obsolescence

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