Apple Hits 30% Recycled Materials in 2025 Products

Apple announced on Thursday that 30 percent of the materials in its products shipped in 2025 came from recycled sources, marking the company's highest level of recycled content to date. The milestone, detailed in Apple's annual Environmental Progress Report, includes achieving 100 percent recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries, 100 percent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, and 100 percent recycled gold plating and tin soldering in all Apple-designed printed circuit boards. The report, released ahead of Earth Day on April 22, 2026, highlights progress toward the company's goal of carbon neutrality across its entire supply chain by 2030.

The achievements build on Apple's efforts to minimize environmental impact through innovation. Last year, the company completed its transition to 100 percent fiber-based packaging, eliminating plastic from all product packaging as pledged by 2025. Over the past five years, this shift has avoided more than 15,000 metric tons of plastic, equivalent to about 500 million plastic water bottles. Engineers replaced plastic components like screen protectors and trays with versions made from recycled or responsibly sourced paper, while...