14 DAY TRIAL // Apple this week officially kicked off its USB Power Adapter Takeback Program which offers a discount on genuine Apple adapters in exchange for your counterfeit / questionable charger.
Following widespread reports of a fake iPhone charger electrocuting and killing a woman in China, Apple released a takeback program allowing anyone with a questionable charger to swap it for a genuine one from Apple.
Apple revealed last week that, “Starting August 16, 2013, if you have concerns about any of your USB power adapters, you can drop them off at an Apple Retail Store or at an Apple Authorized Service Provider."
Users can purchase a USB power adapter at a special price ($10 USD / €10 or approximate equivalent in local currency), and Apple promises to take your third-party adapter and disposed of it “in an environmentally friendly way.” A total of 30 countries are supported by the program.