Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is an undisputed catastrophe - but it hasn't been lost. In addition to refurbishing mobile phones, Samsung also promised to recycle or reuse 157 tons of gold, silver, cobalt and copper. The blue whale can weigh up to 200 tons, so this is a lot of metal.
Ongoing smartphone iterative broth trains produced dazzling toxic waste. An estimated 48 million tons of gadgets are thrown away each year, including 125 million smartphones. Equipment packaging rare metal parts, the United States Environmental Protection Agency said that 29% of the country's e-waste was recycled in 2012.
Samsung and Note 7 plans to try to stop these metal wastes. The company said in a statement (translated from Korean) that it will remove 157 tons of gold, silver, cobalt and copper from the affected Note 7 mobile phones.
The iFixit decomposition of Note 7 reveals the complexity of cell phone splitting. The back and front of the glass are tightly glued together, making entry into the viscus a major challenge. Once complex and complex components appear, some of which interfere with other components, it can further complicate matters.
The decision to extract and recycle as much as possible from mobile phones was pressured by activists such as Greenpeace. Research conducted by environmental groups shows that more than 60 different elements are used in the manufacture of smart phones. Mining and processing metals also have a great impact. For example, Congolese gorillas have been killed and eaten by miners who may be involved in the product supply chain.
Although it may be difficult for humans to disassemble mobile phones that use industry-strength adhesives to stick together, robots have a shorter time. Apple's Liam robot can quickly break down the iPhone into separate parts. According to Mashable, 29 robot arms and 40 iPhones can be mounted on a conveyor belt immediately. Liam will disassemble the iPhone every 9 seconds, and 350 times per hour. If the machine works at full speed and does not fail, it is equivalent to 1.2 million iPhones per year.
Samsung has not explained how to extract all the materials, but this process will certainly take time. The company recalled a total of 4.3 million bets7. Based on the efficiency of Apple's robots, all Note 7s may take up to three and a half years to be removed. This is assuming that Samsung has similar assembly technology - and it never stops or crashes.
Difficulties in the reuse and recycling of mobile phones have led to an increase in the concept of the right to maintenance. In Nebraska, the fair restoration bill has been proposed. Other states in the United States are also considering similar laws. If passed, the bill will require manufacturers to provide access to service information and replacement parts to customers and independent repair companies.
According to a BuzzFeed report, Apple opposed the plan. Complaints from industry groups indicate that they have the right to repair the company's "compromise intellectual property".
In Europe, the right to repair sports is also growing. The European Parliament calls for the development of new laws to ensure that people can repair or upgrade their equipment. Samsung is about to discover that it is not as easy as it should be.
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