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Apple Products Now Contain 30% Recycled Materials. Their Packaging Boasts Zero Plastic

The company said 100% recycled materials now cover batteries, magnets and printed circuit boards, while customers can get 10% off AirPods or accessories for recycling.

  • On Thursday, Apple announced that a record 30 percent of material across all products shipped in 2025 came from recycled content, according to its annual Environmental Progress Report.
  • Apple's direct suppliers used more than 20 gigawatts of renewable energy through the Supplier Clean Energy Program in 2025, while the company's greenhouse gas emissions declined over 60 percent compared to 2015 levels.
  • Featuring 60 percent recycled content, MacBook Neo leads the product lineup as the device with the most recycled material to date. Apple also completed its transition to entirely fiber-based packaging to eliminate plastic.
  • Customers can receive 10 percent off AirPods or accessories by recycling eligible devices at participating Apple Store locations until May 16 as part of the company's Earth Day celebration.
  • Apple aims to replenish all water withdrawn by its facilities worldwide by 2030, while planning to expand a new anodization process that achieves a 70 percent water-reuse rate to additional production lines.
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MacRumors broke the news in United States on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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