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Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024)

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About Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024)

Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024) is a 12.7cm-square desktop computer machined from a 100% recycled aluminium enclosure and built with over 50% recycled content overall, making it Apple's first carbon neutral Mac. Powered by the Apple M4 or M4 Pro chip with unified memory and fast SSD storage, the compact Mac mini offers Thunderbolt connectivity, front USB-C ports and Wi-Fi 6E in a tiny recycled-aluminium body. Apple backs the Mac mini with Self Service Repair manuals and genuine parts, Apple Trade In and Apple Certified Refurbished resale for a longer, lower-waste life.

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Apple discloses the smelters and refiners in its supply chain for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. · Verified ↗Claims 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries, allocated by mass balance rather than physically traced. · Brand-attested ↗
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Recycled
50%
of the read range
Eco score
4
Part recycled4 out of 5
from the recycled share
Material distributionshares as published
Recycled50%
Virgin50%
Certifications & claims

What the sources support

Apple discloses the smelters and refiners in its supply chain for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.VerifiedProof ↗

Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. · Checked 2026-09-01

Claims 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries, allocated by mass balance rather than physically traced.Brand-attestedTheir claim ↗

All cobalt in the battery claims or references use mass balance allocation. · Checked 2026-09-01

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01Sourcing & supply chainsharedgood
Designed inUSA, Israel
Chip fabricated inTaiwan
Conflict minerals reportView report
02Scan coverage & transparencysharedgood
Sources checkedapple.com apple.com ifixit.com macrumors.com apple.com sec.gov
Scan noteNot assessed: electronics require a validated specification and supply-chain method, not a fibre or ingredient score.
Scan method versionvalidation gate 2026.09
03Possible flagssharedwatch
Why no scoreAssessed on materials, longevity, repairability and supply chain. Electronics are not scored on a fibre or ingredient percentage, so this record carries the findings and their sources rather than a single number.
04Other recorded detailssharedgood
Claim sourcessec.gov apple.com
Recycled claim basismass_balance
Mass balance notesApple states 100 percent recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries. Footnote 13 of the Product Environmental Report qualifies this: "All cobalt in the battery claims or references use mass balance allocation." Mass balance means recycled and mined cobalt enter the same refining stream and the recycled share is allocated on a book-keeping basis. No individual battery is guaranteed to contain recycled cobalt. The figure is accurate as an accounting statement about Apple's total purchasing, not as a statement about the device in your hand.
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