Tip 288Recycle Your Apple Hardware (and Get Paid!)

If you have an old Mac or other Apple hardware such as an iPhone, you can recycle it via Apple’s official partner, PowerON. If the item has any worth, you’ll be given an Apple gift card.

Deciding whether an item has any worth depends on whether the item is functional and also on its age. However, PowerON will also accept broken or very old devices and will even pay for shipping, although it’s unlikely you will receive any money for it.

For more information, visit http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle. Note that this scheme runs only in the United States, although Apple’s website offers advice on recycling elsewhere in the world; some Apple Stores worldwide offer recycling and discount ...

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