--FILE--A pedestrian walks past an advertisement for Apple iPad tablet PC in Beijing, China, 10 August 2012. The first batch of recycled iPhones and iPads will be available for sale online on Wednesday (15 April 2015), according to Apple supplier Foxconn, which is reselling the used gadgets as part of Apple's trade-in programme in China. The second-hand devices - which have been tested and repaired after Chinese customers traded them in between March 31 and April 8 - will be sold on China's largest e-shopping platform Taobao as well as Foxconn's online shops from April 15. Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo said the move was the start of a new market of genuine second-hand Apple products, making them more affordable for students and residents in China's second and lower-tier cities. From next month, the recycled devices can also be bought from Foxconn's physical shops across China, Woo said. Under Apple's trade-in programme that started on March 31, people can trade in previous-generation iPhones or iPads bought on the mainland or in Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan.
