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SUSTAINABILITY

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The Cobalt Milestone. Apple targets the use of 100 % recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries, a goal made possible by the material streams recovered by its robotic fleet

2022

Taz is unveiled. Using shredderlike technology, Taz separates magnets from audio modules without pulverising them, saving rare earth elements

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The Material Recovery Lab opens in Austin, Texas and the 9,000ft ² facility becomes the central hub for developing robotics and ML for recycling
Dave – a specialised robot – launches, with a focus on the Taptic Engine, cutting it open to recover rare earth magnets and tungsten that other recyclers miss
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