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iPhone 12 iPhone 12 Pro Recycling English

iPhone 12 iPhone 12 Pro
Apple Recycler Guide
April 2022
© 2022 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

Contents
3 About This Guide 4 Identification 5 Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII Components 6 Safety Considerations 9 Recommended Tools 10 Disassembly Instructions 23 Material Categorization of Output Fractions

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About This Guide
Apple Recycler Guides provide guidance for electronics recyclers on how to disassemble products to maximize recovery of resources. The guides provide step-by-step disassembly instructions and information on the material composition to help recyclers direct fractions to the appropriate material recycler.
To conserve important resources, we work to reduce the materials we use and aim to one day source only recycled or renewable materials in our products. A key path to reaching that goal is resource recovery from end-of-life electronics.
Disassembly procedures are intended to be performed only by trained electronics recycling professionals. The recycler is responsible for independently evaluating and ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety laws related to the work. These include but are not limited to laws relating to the management, handling, shipping, and disposal of the outputs of this work as waste and laws in place to ensure the health and safety of all employees who support this work.
For questions or feedback about this guide, email contactesci@apple.com.
Note: This guide may show images from other similar models, but the procedures are the same.

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Identification
You can find the model number of the iPhone inside the SIM tray slot.
Model numbers: A2172, A2341, A2402, A2403, A2404, A2406, A2407, A2408

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Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII Components
Directive 2012/19/EU Annex VII requirements apply to the following substances and components.

Substance/Component
Printed circuit board if the surface is greater than 10 square centimeters
External electric cables

Location Main logic board
Power adapter

Battery

iPhone enclosure

Cover glass and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display if the surface is greater than 100 square centimeters
No further substances or components as listed in Annex VII

OLED display

Removal Instructions Follow steps 112 Follow step 1 Follow steps 15 Follow steps 14

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Safety Considerations
The recycler is responsible for independently evaluating all activities undertaken by its employees to perform or support the work and ensuring compliance with all applicable health and safety laws related to the work. These include but are not limited to laws relating to the health and safety of all employees who perform or support this work. The recycler is also responsible for evaluating the workspace and ensuring that the area in which the work is to be undertaken is designed using ergonomic best practices and meets all ergonomic requirements to ensure the protection of its employees.

Personal Protective Equipment
Personal protective equipment should be worn during the entire recycling process.

Wear hand protection
Wear eye protection
Wear protective clothing

Wear a mask
Wear foot protection

Battery Safety
This product uses a lithium-ion polymer battery. Follow these steps for safe removal and disposal of the battery:
· Discharge the battery to less than 25 percent before beginning any disassembly. Thermal runaway is less likely to occur in a discharged battery.
· Remove anything from your person that could conduct energy, such as jewelry and watches, to avoid electric shock to yourself or the logic board.
· To avoid the potential for thermal runaway and the release of potentially noxious fumes, don't puncture, strike, or crush lithium-ion polymer batteries or devices powered by them.
· Don't throw, drop, or bend the battery. · Don't expose the battery to excessive heat or sunlight. · Use only tools that are not sharp and do not conduct electricity. · Keep your workspace clear of foreign objects and sharp materials. · Dispose of batteries according to local environmental laws and guidelines.

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Workspace safety guidelines
· Use heat-resistant gloves and safety glasses. · Keep a sand dispenser within arm's reach (2 feet or 0.6 m) on either side of the workstation, not
above the workstation. The dispenser should be a wide-mouthed, quick-pour metal container with a flip-top lid or tray that contains 810 cups (1.92.4 L) of clean, dry, untreated sand. · Keep the battery at least 2 feet (0.6 m) from paper and other combustible materials. · Work in an area with adequate ventilation.
Handling a thermal runaway
If you notice any of the following signs, a thermal runaway is likely underway, and you should act immediately:
· The lithium-ion polymer battery or a device containing one begins to smoke or emit sparks or soot. · The battery pouch suddenly and quickly puffs out. · You hear hissing or popping sounds.
Don't use water or an ABC/CO2 fire extinguisher on a thermal runaway battery or a device containing one. Water and ABC/CO2 fire extinguishers will not stop the reaction.
Do smother the battery or device immediately with plenty of clean, dry sand, dumped all at once. Timing is critical; the faster you pour all the sand, the faster the thermal runaway will stop.
Do leave the room for 30 minutes if the thermal runaway causes any irritation.
Do wait 30 minutes before touching the battery. Wear heat-resistant gloves and safety glasses to remove the battery from the sand, or use a touchless thermometer to measure the battery temperature. Only touch the battery when the event has finished.
Do dispose of the damaged battery or device (including any debris removed from the sand) according to local environmental laws and guidelines.
OLED Safety
Broken OLEDs must be handled properly to ensure the safety of your employees and mitigate any hazards. Package broken OLEDs in an appropriate container to properly manage the hazards associated with the materials and store only with compatible materials. All waste must be properly classified, packaged, and labeled in accordance with all relevant laws and regulations.

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Hazard Warnings
Broken glass hazard
Chemical inhalation hazard

Rechargeable battery hazard

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Recommended Tools

Flat-blade screwdriver

Long-nose pliers

Miniature plastic pry bar

Nail-pulling screwdriver

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Disassembly Instructions
1. Remove the power adapter and charge cable. » Turn off the iPhone.
» Unplug the power adapter. Disconnect both ends of the charge cable.

Fraction
Power adapter
Charge cable
Cu
Copper

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2. Remove the display.
Broken glass hazard
Chemical inhalation hazard
» Hold the iPhone at the edge of a counter with the display face up and the Lightning connector toward the counter edge.
» Insert the tool tip into the Lightning connector. Push the handle down to pry the display from the enclosure.

Tools Used

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» Remove the display by hand and set the enclosure aside.

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3. Remove the receiver. » With the display facing down, pry off the receiver.

Tools Used

» Pull the ribbon cable off the receiver.
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Fraction

Ribbon cable
Cu
Copper
Fraction

Receiver

REE
Rare Earth Elements

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4. Pull the ribbon cables off the OLED display
by hand.

Fraction
Ribbon cables
Cu
Copper
Fraction
OLED display
GL
Glass

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5. Inside the enclosure, carefully remove the
lithium-ion polymer battery.
Rechargeable battery hazard
6. Pry off the speaker.

Tools Used
Fraction
Lithium-ion polymer battery
BT
Battery
Tools Used

Fraction

Speaker

REE
Rare Earth Elements

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7. Pry off the right microphone and
Lightning connector.
8. Pry off the Taptic Engine.

Tools Used
Fraction Right microphone Lightning connector
Cu
Copper
Tools Used

Fraction
Taptic Engine
REE
Rare Earth Elements

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9. Pry off the left microphone. 10. Pry off the SIM reader.

Tools Used

Fraction
Left microphone
Cu
Copper
Tools Used

Fraction

SIM reader

Cu
Copper

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11. Remove the SIM card and SIM tray by hand.
Separate the SIM card from the SIM tray.

Fraction

SIM card

PMs
Precious Metals

Fraction

SIM tray

Al
Aluminum

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12. Pry off the main logic board.

Tools Used
Fraction
Main logic board
PMs
Precious Metals

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13. Pry off the rear camera shield. 14. Pry off the rear camera.

Tools Used
Fraction
Rear camera shield
Fe
Ferrous
Tools Used
Fraction Rear camera
PMs
Precious Metals

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15. Pry off the front camera.

Tools Used

16. Pull the remaining ribbon cables off the enclosure.

Fraction
Front camera
PMs
Precious Metals
Fraction
Ribbon cables
Cu
Copper

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17. Pull the enclosure band off the support plate.

Tools Used

Fraction

Enclosure band

Al
Aluminum

Fe
Ferrous

Note: The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro enclosure bands are made of different materials. The primary target material for the iPhone 12 enclosure band consists of aluminum. The target material for the iPhone 12 Pro enclosure band is ferrous.

Fraction

Support plate
Cu
Copper

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Material Categorization of Output Fractions
All outputs from this process must be managed, handled, and disposed of in accordance with applicable waste laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Waste Framework Directive and its national enactments in Europe.

Fraction Aluminum
SIM tray

Downstream Processing
Primary Target Material
Al
Aluminum

Enclosure band (iPhone 12)
Batteries
Lithium-ion polymer battery

Primary Target Material
BT
Battery

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Fraction Ferrous
Rear camera shield

Downstream Processing
Primary Target Material
Fe
Ferrous

Enclosure band (iPhone 12 Pro)
Glass
OLED display

Primary Target Material
GL
Glass

Potential Additional Materials

Cu
Copper

Au
Gold

ITO
Indium Tin Oxide

PL
Plastics

SS
Stainless Steel

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Fraction Logic Boards
SIM card
Main logic board Rear camera Front camera

Downstream Processing

Primary Target Material

PMs
Precious Metals

Potential Additional Materials

Al
Aluminum

Cu
Copper

Fe
Ferrous

GL
Glass

PL
Plastics

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Fraction Mixed Electronics
Power adapter
Charge cable
Ribbon cables Right microphone

Downstream Processing
Primary Target Material
Cu
Copper

Potential Additional Materials

Fe
Ferrous

GL
Glass

PL
Plastics

PMs
Precious Metals

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Fraction Mixed Electronics (cont.)
Lightning connector Left microphone SIM reader
Support plate

Downstream Processing

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Fraction Rare Earth Magnets
Receiver Speaker
Taptic Engine

Downstream Processing

Primary Target Material

REE
Rare Earth Elements

Potential Additional Materials

Cu
Copper

Fe
Ferrous

PL
Plastics

W
Tungsten

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