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Apple reports environmental impact comprehensively. We do this by focusing on our products: what happens when we design them, what happens when we make them, and what happens when you take them home and use them.
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Transportation
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Product Use
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Facilities
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life cycle analysis to determine where our greenhouse gas emissions come from. That means adding up the emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, use, and recycling of our products, as well as the emissions generated by our facilities. We've learned that about 98 percent of Apple's carbon footprint is directly related to our products. The remaining 2 percent is related to our facilities.
The vast majority of our carbon emissions come from the manufacturing, transportation, use, and recycling of our products. The rest 2 percent come from our facilities.
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing including extraction of raw materials and product assembly accounts for 46 percent of Apples total greenhouse gas emissions.
Material use.
Over the past decade, Apples designers and engineers have pioneered the development of smaller, thinner, and lighter products. As our products become more powerful, theyre using less material to produce and generating fewer carbon emissions. For example, although todays 21.5-inch iMac is more powerful and has a much larger screen than the first-generation, 15-inch iMac, it is designed with 50 percent less material and generates 50 percent fewer emissions. Even the iPad became 33
percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter in just one generation, producing 5 percent fewer carbon emissions.
Responsible manufacturing.
Apple is committed to ensuring that working conditions in our supply chain are safe, workers are treated with respect and dignity, and manufacturing processes are environmentally responsible. View our Supplier Code of Conduct as well as our supplier audit reports at the Supplier Responsibility site.
Apple's attention to product design has led to significant reductions in carbon emissions compared with previousgeneration products even though new products are more powerful than ever.
Our entire product line Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and accessories is free from many toxic materials used by others. Back to top
Transportation
Six percent of Apples greenhouse gas emissions are a result of transporting our products from assembly locations to distribution hubs in regions where our products are sold.
Smaller packaging.
Apple employs teams of design and engineering experts who develop product packaging thats slim and light yet protective. Efficient packaging design not only reduces materials and waste, it also helps reduce the emissions produced during transportation. For example, the packaging for iPhone 4 is 42 percent smaller than for the original iPhone shipped in 2007. That means that 80 percent more iPhone 4 boxes fit on each shipping pallet, more pallets fit on each boat and plane, and fewer boats and planes are used resulting in fewer CO2 emissions.
By reducing iPhone packaging by 42 percent from 2007 to 2010, we ship 80 percent more boxes in each airline shipping container. That saves one 747 flight for every 371,250 units we ship.*
*Calculated using U.S. configurations.
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Product Use
The use of our products generates 45 percent of Apples total greenhouse gas emissions.
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Energy efficiency.
A significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions Apple accounts for are produced when you plug in our products and start using them. Thats why we design our products to be as energy efficient as possible. Because we design both the hardware and the operating system, were able to make sure they work together to conserve power. Take Mac mini, for example. Through innovations both big and small, it uses as little as one-fifth the power consumed by a typical lightbulb.4 Mac mini uses even less power than a single 13-watt CFL lightbulb, making it the most energy-efficient desktop computer in the world.5 Apples A5 chip in iPad 2 and A4 chip in iPhone 4, iPod touch, and Apple TV are another example of energy-efficient design. Apple engineers designed the A5 and A4 chips to be extremely powerful yet remarkably energy efficient. With them, your Apple devices can perform complex jobs while maximizing battery life.
*Calculated while system is idle and has completed loading its operating system; for products with displays, the display is set to its full brightness. Assumes CO2e emissions generated from an average mix of power grids in the U.S. See our Product Environmental Reports for detailed power consumption information by product.
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Recycling
One percent of Apples total greenhouse gas emissions are related to recycling.
Product recyclability.
Apples approach to recycling begins in the design stage, where we create compact, efficient products that require less material to produce. And the materials we do use including arsenic-free
glass, high-grade aluminum, and strong polycarbonate are reclaimed by recyclers for use in new products. Even our product packaging uses recyclable materials wherever possible.
Longer-lasting products.
Apple designs products that last. The built-in battery in our MacBook Pro lineup is a perfect example. Other notebook batteries can be charged only 200 to 300 times. The MacBook Pro battery can be charged up to 1000 times.6 And because this battery lasts up to five years, MacBook Pro uses just one battery in about the same time a typical notebook uses three. That saves you money, produces less waste, and increases the lifespan of your MacBook Pro.
Responsible recycling.
All e-waste collected by Apple-controlled voluntary and regulatory programs worldwide is processed in the region in which it was collected. Nothing is shipped overseas for recycling or disposal. Our recyclers must comply with all applicable health and safety laws, and Apple does not allow the use of prison labor at any stage of the recycling process. Nor do we allow the disposal of hazardous electronic waste in solid-waste landfills or incinerators.
Recycle your computer, phone, or iPod. And you may get something in return. Learn more
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Facilities
Apples facilities including corporate offices, distribution hubs, data centers, and retail stores account for 2 percent of our total greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy use.
Apple reduces energy use in our facilities in a number of ways. Currently, our facilities in Austin, Texas; Sacramento, California; and Cork, Ireland, are 100 percent powered by renewable energy eliminating 21,500 metric tons of CO2e emissions. In addition, Apple continues to install state-ofthe-art digital controls, high-efficiency mechanical equipment, and monitoring technology. Of course, we use energy-efficient Apple computers in all our facilities.
Learn how Apple lessens the impact of its products when in use