Apple filed suit against GEEP Canada, a former recycling partner, for stealing, refurbishing, and reselling at least 100,000 products it had been contracted to disassemble. Apple is seeking $31 million CAD (approximately $22.7 million USD), though GEEP claims that the theft was performed by three employees, independently. It was clear that refurbishing and reselling is a part of GEEP’s business model, though not a part of the company’s contract with Apple, who sites quality and safety as reasons for not reselling refurbished products.