I-Apple isikhashana manje ibonakale njengenye yezinkampani ezinobungozi kakhulu emhlabeni. Asikhulumi kuphela ngezitshalo zelanga ezihambisa ugesi ezitolo eziningi zale nkampani, kepha siphinde sinikeze namanye amafektri lapho kwenziwa khona imishini yayo eChina. Kubonakala futhi ngokwenza inqubo yokusebenzisa kabusha amadivayisi akho ngendlela esimeme nokuzama ukulimaza imvelo okuncane ngangokunokwenzeka, kepha ukuqala kuhlale kunzima futhi umuntu ofuna okuthile ubiza okuthile.
Inkampani ezinze eCupertino ifinyelele esivumelwaneni sokuxazulula icala lapho inkampani ibibanjwe yinqubo engafanele ye-electronic waste zombili ezikhungweni zaseCupertino naseSunnyvale, njengoba kubikwe yiCalifornia Environmental Protection Agency. Ngokusobala phakathi neminyaka ka-2011 nango-2012 i-Apple ibiphethe imfucuza kagesi ngenkampani ebingakaze izazise abaphathi abalawulayo ngomsebenzi wayo. Le nkimbinkimbi yacubungula amakhilogremu ayizigidi eziyi-1,1 powder yensimbi ngaphambi kokuvalwa ngoJanuwari 2013.
Isakhiwo saseSunnyvale sicubungule amakhilogremu angama-800.000 ngaphambi kokwazisa iziphathimandla ngomsebenzi waso, uthuli lwensimbi olwenziwe ngesikhathi senqubo yokuphinda lusetshenziswe lwalahlwa kude esikhundleni sokuthi lusetshenzwe njengokuyalelwa yi-Environmental Protection Agency. Kepha kubonakala sengathi kusukela lapho u-Apple usifundile isifundo futhi njengamanje inikeze inqubo yokuvuselelwa kwedivayisi kubantu besithathu leyo nkampani ethola ukusetshenziswa kabusha. Vele, i-Apple ihlola ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi izinkampani eziphethe le nqubo ziyayithobela yini imithethonqubo esungulwe ezweni lapho kwenziwa khona lokhu.
