Reducing our packaging and sourcing renewable energy, Apple is moving forward into the new century!

We have been making great progress with our products materials, we have transitioned to sourcing only renewable or recycled materials for our products and packaging. With 100% recycled aluminium enclosures in MacBook Air and Mac mini. 100% responsibly sourced wood fiber in all retail packaging, and 14 priority materials for transitioning to 100% recycled or renewable content.

We have reduced plastic use in our packaging by 48% in three years. We expanded, to 11 products, our use of 100% recycled tin in the solder on main logic boards. We introduced 82 components with an average of 38% recycled plastic across products released just this year. At Apple we are committed to bringing you products that are sustainable and can last a lifetime, which is why we refurbished more than 7.8 million devices and recycled more than 48,000 metric tons of e-waste in 2019 alone.

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Zero landfill waste at the Siemens location in Newcastle

The Zero Waste to Landfill initiative, which has been running since 2013 and aims to prevent future landfill waste, launched a sustainable and environmentally-friendly disposal process at Newcastle. As a result, the site has created a flagship project for the environmental program Serve the Environment. Today the Siemens location in Newcastle is proud to announce that 99.7 percent of all waste is recycled. In the wake of the successful reduction of waste and related costs, motivation and awareness of recycling in Newcastle were noticeably stronger – employees are proud of their contribution to "Zero Waste to landfill".

Reducing carbon emissions across Mastercard

At Mastercard, our first priority is continuously improving the environmental footprint of our offices and operations. The next step is ensuring our electronic payment solutions are built on a sustainable foundation by increasing the energy efficiency and by investing in renewable resources. By the end of 2018, Mastercard had reduced our emissions by 42% from 2016. We source renewable energy for 100% of our global operations, and we are committed to maintaining this goal. In 2018, our on-site solar arrays generated 1,725,808 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, or 9.6% of the electricity consumed, and 79% of our owned and operated facilities’ total square footage is either green-building certified or located in a building that achieved green certification in that area of the world.

Lego is producing plant-based plastic sets

In 2018, we started making a range of sustainable LEGO elements from sugarcane to create polyethylene, a soft, durable and flexible plastic. Sugarcane grows at the same rate as we use it, is sourced sustainably using guidance from our partner WWF and doesn’t compromise food security . Because we want our products to be durable and safe for generations of children, this plant-based plastic is not biodegradable. More than 80 LEGO elements are made from sustainably sourced polyethylene. Although these represent just 2% of the 3,600 elements available for designers, it is the first important step out of many on the journey towards using sustainable materials by 2030.

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