Apple 16GB MD744ZD/A User Manual

Apple’s ultracompact product and packaging designs lead the industry in material 
efficiency. Reducing the material footpr

int of a p

roduct helps maximize shipping 

efficiency. It also helps reduce energy consumed during production and material 
waste generated at the end of the product’s life. The iPod nano enclosure is made 
of aluminum and other materials highly desired by recyclers. The chart below details 
the materials used in iPod nano. 

iPod nano packaging is extremely material efficient, allowing more units to be 
transported in a single shipping container. The following table details the materials 
used in iPod nano packaging.

Paper (corrugate, paperboard)

8g

143g

Polycarbonate

47g

47g

Other plastics

1g

1g

Apple has long taken a leadership role in restricting harmful substances from its products 
and packaging. As part of this strategy, all Apple products comply with the strict 
European Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in 
Electrical and Electronic Equipment, also known as the RoHS Directive. Examples of 
materials restricted by RoHS include lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and 
the brominated flame retardants (BFRs) PBB and PBDE. iPod nano goes even further 
than the requirements of the RoHS Directive by incorporating the following more 
aggressive restrictions:

• Arsenic-free display glass

• Mercury-free LED-backlit display

• BFR-free

• PVC-free

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• 

Lithium-ion polymer

• 

Free of lead, cadmium, and mercury

The retail packaging for iPod nano consumes 
64 percent less volume, and is 32 percent 
lighter than the first-generation iPod nano 
packaging.