In the run-up to Earth Day next week, Apple has highlighted its latest environmental progress. This includes the use of 100% recycled materials in three categories. The company is also offering a 10% discount on AirPods and other accessories when you recycle an eligible product.

The company today published its latest annual Environmental Progress Report, which tracks Apple’s timeline toward its goal of being carbon neutral across its entire footprint by the end of this decade …

The report says that Apple achieved 30% recycled material across its complete product range, adding that it hit 100% in three categories.

On top of hitting 30 percent recycled content across all of its products shipped in 2025, Apple also reached several targets for recycled content in select components last year. Today, all batteries designed by Apple are made with 100 percent recycled cobalt, and all magnets are made with 100 percent recycled rare earth elements. Additionally, all Apple-designed printed circuit boards are made with 100 percent recycled gold plating and tin soldering. 

The company also kept its promise to remove plastic from packaging by 2025.

Apple completed the transition to 100 percent fiber-based packaging last year, fulfilling its pledge to remove plastic from packaging by 2025. Over the past 10 years, Apple engineers and designers have developed alternatives to common packaging components, replacing plastic screen protectors and trays with versions made with recycled or responsibly sourced paper. They also innovated to make packaging more recyclable.

Apple has said before that the MacBook Neo achieved new levels of environmental friendliness, and it is committed to rolling out similar processes across additional products.

Featuring 60 percent recycled content overall, MacBook Neo has the most recycled content of any Apple device yet […] Its beautiful, durable enclosure is manufactured with a material-efficient forming process that uses half the raw material compared to traditional machining methods. And a new anodization process achieved a 70 percent water-reuse rate — transforming a traditionally water-intensive process into a closed-loop system that continuously recycles and recirculates water, preserving fresh water for only the most critical uses.

Apple is working to expand this anodization process to additional production lines in the coming years.

The company also announced an incentive to recycle your old Apple products.

As part of Apple’s Earth Day celebration, customers who recycle an eligible Apple product at their local participating Apple Store from now until May 16 can receive 10 percent off Apple AirPods or accessories. Products brought to Apple for free recycling undergo thorough screenings, and eligible devices are sent to Apple’s advanced recycling systems, including Daisy and Cora, for further processing.

You can see the full list of products eligible for the discount here, along with the terms and conditions.

• Official Apple Store on Amazon
• Apple’s iPhone cases: iPhone 17 | iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max | iPhone Air
• Wireless CarPlay adapter (2026 update)
• AirTag holders and accessories
• Mac Pro-style Mac mini casing
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