Apple pledges to use 100 per cent recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

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Global tech giant announces raft of fresh sustainability measures across its products it aims to deliver over the next two years

Tech giant Apple has announced that by 2025 it wants to use 100 per cent recycled cobalt in all its Apple-designed batteries, as part of its ambition to achieve an entirely 'carbon neutral' product line...

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