Apple Xserve, 1U Rack MB449SM/A Manual Do Utilizador

Through efficient design, Apple has created a product with fewer overall parts. 

The 

Xserve is not only easy for recyclers to disassemble, but it is also designed in a way to 
minimize the use of plastic and maximize highly recyclable aluminum and stainless 
steel. The chart below details the materials used in the Xserve.

The packaging for the Xserve is almost entirely recyclable and is made with a minimum 
of 35 percent post-consumer recycled content. In addition, 28 percent of the plastic 
used in the packaging is from 100 percent post-consumer recycled resin. The following 
table details the materials used in its packaging.

Paper (corrugate, paperboard)

4000g

4000g

Expanded polyethylene

1260g

1260g

100% post-consumer recycled ABS

522g

522g

Other plastics

75g

75g

Apple has long taken the lead 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 
PBB and PBDE brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The Xserve goes even further than 
the requirements of the RoHS Directive by incorporating the following more aggressive 
restrictions:

• Brominated flame retardant (BFR)–free

• All internal cables free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

2