Apple uses more recycled materials in their iPhone and watches

Apple’s new iPhone Air Contains recycled titanium from any of its predecessors, the company announced on Tuesday Key. Uses 80 percent of recycled titanium. The phone as a whole is made with 35 percent recycled material by weight, compared to 30 percent of recycled iPhone 17.

The iPhone Air includes a thinner, 3-D printed titanium USB-C port to suit a thin design phone. This strategy uses 33 percent less material from a typical forging process, According to Apple.

The latest clock line of the company also has higher proportions of recycled content. Both Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch SE 3 It consists of 40 percent of recycled content, with 100 percent recycled cobalt in the battery. The Ultra 3 case was made with 100% recycled titanium, and apple says that the “innovative 3D process of printing” allowed to reduce the amount of raw materials used in the case of half compared to previous iterations. Apple Watch SE 3 is made with 100 percent of recycled aluminum.

For comparison, Apple’s 10 Watches Series He came with 100 percent of recycled aluminum or 95 percent of recycled titanium. Using more recycled materials, it can reduce pollution and risks of environmental protection and raw material processing, as designing products to have more longevity.

Update, 9. September: This post has been updated with more iPhone Air information.