What does Apple's trade-in partner do with MBPs ineligible for OS updates?

[tugger]

Apple offered me a trade-in of $180 for a MBP 13" Retina Late 2013 model which is no longer eligible for OS updates. Two months ago the offer was $240 .. oh well. I paid about $1800 for it new and got 8 years of trouble-free service. So, for $200/year I'm completely satisfied. But I'm wondering what Apple's trade-in partner can possibly do with a perfectly functional, quite good looking, but non-updatable laptop? Does it have any dollar value here in the US or elsewhere in the world beyond the sale of its component materials?

 

[JPack]

The computer is simply scrapped. In many cases, the purpose of trade-in programs is to reduce the availability of products in the secondary market. This translates to increased demand of new products.

 

[TiggrToo]

In many cases, the purpose of trade-in programs is to reduce the availability of products in the secondary market. This translates to increased demand of new products.

That's your opinion, for sure.

The facts however are less sensational and more practical: Apple takes everything apart and recycles what it can.

https://www.apple.com/105/media/us/environment/2021/5af205b0-70bb-4d01-bf6f-0ccd605bfbb9/films/apple-has-a-plan/environment-apple-has-a-plan-tpl-us-2021_16x9.m3u8

 

[JPack]

That's your opinion, for sure.

The facts however are less sensational and more practical: Apple takes everything apart and recycles what it can.

https://www.apple.com/105/media/us/environment/2021/5af205b0-70bb-4d01-bf6f-0ccd605bfbb9/films/apple-has-a-plan/environment-apple-has-a-plan-tpl-us-2021_16x9.m3u8

It's not an opinion, it's a fact.

Apple sued a Canadian recycler because they sold 100,000 working devices slated for shredding. If a recycler can re-sell used devices, you really don't think Apple can refurbish them?

Apple says it never ‘recycles’ old devices if they can still be used. Its lawsuit against a Canadian recycler suggests otherwise.

In a little-noticed lawsuit, Apple shed new light on its recycling practices, raising questions about why devices that were sent in for destruction were reused by consumers against Apple's wishes.

www.washingtonpost.com

Other investigations show Apple forces recyclers to shred all devices, regardless of condition.

Apple Forces Recyclers to Shred All iPhones and MacBooks

Documents obtained by Motherboard: "No reuse. No parts harvesting. No resale."

www.vice.com

You can believe a fancy PR video or you can believe actual court documents filed by Apple.

 

[TiggrToo]

It's not an opinion, it's a fact.

Apple sued a Canadian recycler because they sold 100,000 working devices slated for shredding. If a recycler can re-sell used devices, you really don't think Apple can refurbish them?

Apple says it never ‘recycles’ old devices if they can still be used. Its lawsuit against a Canadian recycler suggests otherwise.

In a little-noticed lawsuit, Apple shed new light on its recycling practices, raising questions about why devices that were sent in for destruction were reused by consumers against Apple's wishes.

www.washingtonpost.com

Other investigations show Apple forces recyclers to shred all devices, regardless of condition.

Apple Forces Recyclers to Shred All iPhones and MacBooks

Documents obtained by Motherboard: "No reuse. No parts harvesting. No resale."

www.vice.com

You can believe a fancy PR video or you can believe actual court documents filed by Apple.

Aside from that reoort being almost 5 years old, it also doesn't contradict anything I posted. In fact it basically confirmed that Apple recycle the raw materials.

The Vice story uses dara from 2012 to 2016.

I never claimed they recycle whole pieces such as memory or drives.