Apple Accelerates Environmental Progress with Recycled Material in Its Products

Apple’s 2026 Environmental Report: 30% Recycled Materials Shows a Milestone in Circular Manufacturing

Apple’s latest Environmental Progress Report shows a clear shift in how the company is approaching sustainability. It shows that 30 percent of materials across all products shipped in 2025 came from recycled content, up from the previous year. This represents a steady year-on-year increase of around 6% points, showing consistent progress rather than one-time gains.The company now uses 100% recycled cobalt in all its batteries. It also uses 100% …

Apple accelerates environmental progress with recycled material in its products

New milestones include removing plastic from packaging, using 100 percent recycled cobalt in Apple-designed batteries, and replenishing more than half of Apple’s corporate water use. Apple has announced that a record 30 percent of material across all of its products shipped in 2025 came from recycled content. The achievement, along with other key progress milestones Apple shared recently, is the result of innovation by teams across Apple and dee…

Apple Accelerates Environmental Progress with Highest‑Ever Recycled Material in its Products

Apple announced that a record 30 percent of material across all of its products shipped in 2025 came from recycled content.1 The achievement, along with other key progress milestones Apple […]