

How will the iPhone’s switch to USB-C impact electronic waste?
USB-C is a universal charging connector and transfers data at high speeds, too.
This month Apple rolled out the biggest change to the iPhone in over a decade. It abandoned its proprietary lighting cable in exchange for the universal USB-C charger for new iPhone 15 models.
Reset speaks with environmental advocates about the move and to learn more about electronic waste and recycling.
GUESTS: Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe, executive director, Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
Samira Hanessian, energy policy director, Illinois Environmental Council
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How will the iPhone’s switch to USB-C impact electronic waste?
USB-C is a universal charging connector and transfers data at high speeds, too.
This month Apple rolled out the biggest change to the iPhone in over a decade. It abandoned its proprietary lighting cable in exchange for the universal USB-C charger for new iPhone 15 models.
Reset speaks with environmental advocates about the move and to learn more about electronic waste and recycling.
GUESTS: Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe, executive director, Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
Samira Hanessian, energy policy director, Illinois Environmental Council