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Topic Focused Issues
The main issues that I needed
to address for my research
included:

1) What is Apple currently doing

with their Electronic
waste/obsolete technologies?

2) What active efforts are being

made to make Apple a
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‘greener’ company?

3) Are they utilizing research and

development to make their
products more
environmentally friendly?

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Terms/Sections
To further investigate these issues properly, I
split the research up into three main sections
and/or search terms, with the inclusion of;

 Sources relating to competition between

companies

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 Company related sources (eg media

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Apple.com.au

Apple started recycling in 1994 and now, every Mac is Energy Star compliant
Every Apple computer sold in the U.S. has earned the highest rating of EPEAT Gold,
which evaluates the environmental impact of products.
There are now recycling programs in countries where more than 82% of all Macs
and iPods are sold
Attempting to remove harmful chemicals from their products such as lead, arsenic
and mercury.
Have set a new goal of achieving a 50% recycling rate of its of past sales weight by
2010
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as a Percentage of Past Sales

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Apple.com.au
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Greenpeace’s view of Apple on their

Guide To Greener Electronics
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evolving R&D

All about Apple.com

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the
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By RebechaWW