We’re now using 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosures and cases of our most powerful devices - Mac mini, the 14‑inch and 16‑inch MacBook Pro models, MacBook Air, all iPad models, Apple Watch Series 9, and Apple Watch SE. And we’ve expanded our use of recycled aluminum. We recover the high-quality aluminum scrap from our manufacturing processes, as well as from other post-industrial and post-consumer recycled sources, and put it back into new products. 19 Our 100% recycled aluminum alloy can be recycled indefinitely. Recycled aluminum has 1/40th the carbon footprint of aluminum from primary sources. It’s also how we’re lowering our carbon footprint. Learn more about environmental innovations in iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus (PDF)Īluminum gives many Apple products their iconic look and makes them both beautiful and durable. All these recycled materials continue to make iPhone one of the most durable, safe, and powerful smartphones in the world. 7 Even your unboxing is designed to be better for the planet - 68% of iPhone 15 packaging contains recycled fiber, and all the new wood fiber we use is responsibly sourced. And the iPhone 15 battery uses 100% recycled cobalt, a major achievement for iPhone and Apple. We’re also using 100% recycled copper foil in the main logic board and, for the first time, in the MagSafe inductive charger. IPhone 15 features many other fully recycled components, including recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, recycled tungsten and copper wire in the Taptic Engine, and recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards. With iPhone 15, in addition to using 100% recycled gold in the wire of all cameras and the plating of multiple circuit boards, we’ve expanded its use to the USB‑C connector - a first for Apple. iPhone 13 was the first Apple product to use certified recycled gold. Gold is an important component of hardware design, and thanks to industry-leading levels of traceability, we’ve made significant progress toward closing the loop on our gold supply chain. iPhone is continuing to pave the way in environmental innovation when it comes to recycled materials. We used recycled plastic in the speaker enclosures as early as iPhone 6. What makes an iPhone an iPhone isn’t just its amazing camera, iconic look, or life-changing features - it’s also its recycled materials. 17 You can also add Grid Forecast as an iOS widget and watch face complication. Choosing to charge devices or electric vehicles, or to run appliances, during cleaner times may help you lower the climate impact of electricity use in your home. Grid Forecast, a new tool in the Home app, shows when your local electric grid has cleaner or less clean energy sources available. Learn more about Clean Energy Charging on iPhone Grid Forecast 16 It’s one of the many ways we use software innovations to intelligently manage the energy our products consume. When an iPhone is connected to a charger, the Clean Energy Charging feature in iOS 16.1 and later looks at the sources of the electricity during expected charge time and optimizes for when the grid is using cleaner energy sources like solar or wind. We’ve made it easier for you to lower the carbon footprint of your iPhone, even while you’re charging it. Mac mini with M2 Pro has a nearly 50% reduction in carbon footprint compared with the previous generation, largely because of the efficiency of Apple silicon. 14 And the transition to Apple silicon in Mac computers continues to make impressive leaps in energy efficiency. In 2022, all eligible Apple devices received an ENERGY STAR® rating for superior energy efficiency. Designing products that require less energy is one of the major ways we can lower their carbon impact, even as they’re being used. It also has a direct impact on the carbon footprint of every Apple user. Product energy use makes up almost a quarter of our total carbon footprint.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |