After decades of work fighting to save African animals, Jane Goodall is turning her attention to the environmental and political impact left on technology.
ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with Dr. Jane Goodall and Apple's Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson on a new effort to promote recycling old iPhones.about her recent partnership with Apple to encourage customers to recycle their devices. Goodall said reusing the metals and chemicals inside a phone, tablet or computer goes a long way to reduce peoples' carbon footprint and will cut down on unnecessary mineral mining around the world.
Goodall noted that one of the materials used in modern devices is coltan, and mining for the material has not only harmed the environment but also leads to deadly and unethical working conditions in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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