April 13, 2023PRESS RELEASEApple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025Industry-leading innovation paves new path for key recycled metals in batteries, magnets, and circuit boardsCupertino, California Apple today announced a major acceleration of its work to expand recycled materials across its products, including a new 2025 target to use 100 percent recycled cobalt1 in all Apple-designed batteries. This includes the first use of recycled copper foil in the main logic board of iPad (10th generation), the introduction of certified recycled steel in the battery tray of MacBook Air with the M2 chip, 100 percent recycled tungsten in the latest Apple Watch lineup, and the aluminum enclosures found in many Apple products, made with a 100 percent recycled aluminum alloy designed by Apple. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it