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How the new MacBook Pros got EPEAT Gold rating

by Steven Sande (Jul 16th, 2012)

Apple's recent relationship with the EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) environmental rating is getting even more interesting. First, we reported on Apple dropping its entire product line from the program upon realizing that the new Retina display MacBook Pro models ...

Apple reverses course on EPEAT environmental standard, eligible products once again included

by Michael Rose (Jul 13th, 2012)

Apple has posted a letter from retiring senior VP of hardware engineering Bob Mansfield to its website, walking back the company's abandonment of the EPEAT certification for its eligible products. Per the letter: We've recently heard from many loyal Apple customers who were disappointed to ...

Apple adds iPad 2 to its recycling program

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 15th, 2012)

If you're looking for another outlet to offload an iPad 2, then you should check out Apple's reuse and recycling program. The program now accepts the iPad 2 and will give you an Apple Gift Card if your tablet is still operational. It'll also take broken devices that would normally land in the ...

Apple extends recycling program across the UK

by Steven Sande (Jan 17th, 2012)

In a move that's sure to please Apple's critics at Greenpeace, Apple has now taken its popular US recycling program across the Atlantic to the UK, where it will be known as the Reuse and Recycling Programme. The project provides a way to take your old Mac, PC, iPod, iPhone or iPad -- working ...

Increase in iPad recycling prompts Gazelle to enter reseller market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 23rd, 2011)

After the iPad 2 announcement, Gazelle saw a marked increase in the number of first generation iPads being recycled by consumers. The electronics recycler has received so many iPad 1 tablets in good to excellent condition that it has decided to begin selling them back to consumers in the upcoming ...

Mac 101: Preparing your old Mac for sale or recycling

by Steven Sande (Sep 24th, 2010)

It happens to all of us eventually (except for the Mac collectors). At some point, we decide that it's time to take that old Mac that we've just replaced and try to get a few bucks out of it. Some of us donate our machines to schools or other worthwhile organizations, and if we have really old ...

Ask TUAW: Choosing an iPhone, used Mac disposal, wake from sleep, podcast software and more

by Chris Ullrich (Oct 29th, 2009)

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about getting an iPhone, disposing of old Macs, wake from sleep issues, exchanging a recent Mac purchase, podcast hardware and software, and more. As always, your suggestions and questions are ...

Apple products announced today: It's easier being green

by Robert Palmer (Oct 14th, 2008)

Apple made a concerted effort today to highlight the reduced impact its new products have on the environment. This effort all started with Steve Jobs' open letter in 2007, A Greener Apple, announcing a long-term plan to "protect the environment and make our business more sustainable." The letter was ...

Apple recycling information mailer not so green

by Robert Palmer (Aug 20th, 2008)

An Apple Premium reseller in the UK sent us these photos of an Apple recycling information mailer they received: but the mailer itself was sent in a decidedly non-green way. From photos the reseller sent, it appears the mailer consisted of two sheets of standard A4-sized paper. Those sheets of ...

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck to make a bunch of press kits?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 28th, 2008)

In the press room at Macworld there was a little foyer with alphabetized buckets where you could pick up press kits from the various vendors. This is an exercise in wastefulness, as many of the press kits are glossy folders filled with photocopies and CD's. Now, I realize the coordination required ...

How green is Apple?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Oct 15th, 2007)

Is Apple a "green" company? Today is Blog Action Day, where 15,000 blogs are publishing posts about the environment. I have always thought of Apple having an eye towards the environment, but perhaps I think this is because I remember Apple eschewing extra paper on their boxes way back in the early ...

Recycled 45 rpm records as iPod cases

by Erica Sadun (Feb 9th, 2007)

Environmental website Grist writes about a new site that sells iPod cases made from recycled 45 rpm records. For $45, you can choose your favorite record from a page of used records, and have your case custom made from your selection. Yes, it's a little on the pricey side, but it's a nice way to ...