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Apple is using a record-high 30% recycled material across its entire product line

Apple has released its latest annual environmental report with new milestones achieved, including 100% recycled cobalt in batteries, 100% recycled rare earth elements in magnets, and more.

Rows of reflective solar panel arrays stretch across a flat rural field at sunset, with a distant farmhouse, trees, and power lines along the horizon.
Solar panels used by Apple – image credit: Apple

Its 2025 annual environmental report was a tale of the company being under pressure to reach its 2030 target despite the new energy requirements of AI. But for 2026, the company can now point to multiple milestones it has reached, specifically: