Apple recently unveiled the Apple Renew program, which pays you in Apple gift cards and good Earth vibes to recycle old iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other devices. Here’s what you can expect to get back if you send in your used stuff.
What is the Apple Recycling Program?
The Apple Recycling Program is part of Apple’s commitment to minimizing the impact our products have on the environment. It offers you a way to dispose of your electronic equipment responsibly.
Recycling with Apple Renew is simple. Just head here. and provide some information about the model of device you want to recycle, its storage, its condition, and a few other things, then the site will give you a return value. To simplify things, here’s what you can expect to get back, organized by device.
Provided your device is still in decent working condition, here’s what you can expect to get back for recycling an old iPhone (Brightstar is Apple’s recycling partner), regardless of device color or carrier. Keep in mind, these are all estimates and the actual value you get back may change once Apple gets your device and inspects it.
It’s important to note that your return will be lower if your device does not power on properly, has a severely damaged screen, has a bent or broken metal enclosure, has been damaged by water, or if any of the buttons aren’t working. Also, the site doesn’t mention anything about engraved models, so it’s possible that may affect your device’s value. If your device is really messed up, they may not offer you anything at all. They do, however, offer environmentally safe disposal for free no matter what.
Apple’s Renew program sees your old iPhones and iPads as a sum of the materials inside. It doesn’t really matter what color it is or how much memory it has. This is a fair deal for the folks that purchased base models, but not so great for those who forked over a few hundred extra dollars for more memory. You could probably get a little more for your devices if you tried to sell them (and get cash instead of Apple gift cards), but it isn’t a bad deal overall if you’re looking to upgrade within the Apple lineup.
How much money you will get on your old iDvices?