Apple MC725ZH/A Manuale Utente

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

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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. Waste is further minimized through the use of 
batteries that last up to three times longer than typical notebook batteries. The 15-inch 
MacBook Pro is made of aluminum and other materials highly desired by recyclers. The 
chart below details the materials used in this model.

The packaging for the 15-inch MacBook Pro uses corrugated cardboard made from a 
minimum of 25 percent post-consumer recycled content and molded fiber made entirely 
from post-consumer recycled content. In addition, the packaging is extremely material 
efficient, consuming 37 percent less volume than the original 15-inch MacBook Pro. The 
following table details the materials used in its packaging.

Paper (corrugate, paperboard)

424g

887g

Molded fiber

—

248g

High-impact polystyrene

202g

202g

Other plastics

54g

72g

Apple has long taken the lead 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. The 15-inch MacBook Pro goes even further than 
the requirements of the RoHS Directive by incorporating the following more aggressive 
restrictions:

• Mercury-free display

• Arsenic-free display glass

• BFR-free

• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)–free internal cables and power adapter DC cable

• PVC-free AC power cord for United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Venezuela

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The 15-inch MacBook Pro retail packaging 
consumes 37 percent less volume than the 
original 15-inch MacBook Pro. Its retail and 
shipping packaging contain three times as 
much post-consumer recycled content as 
the original 15-inch MacBook Pro.

System battery: lithium-ion polymer, 77.5 Whr

Free of lead, cadmium, and mercury

The 15-inch MacBook Pro features a 
breakthrough battery design that 
dramatically improves its lifespan—up 
to five years. So it uses just one battery 
in the same time a typical notebook 
uses three.