Apple ME697, ME662, ME663 manual Recycling, Definitions, MacBook

Recycling

Through ultra-efficient design and the use of highly recyclable materials, Apple has minimized material waste at the product’s end of life. In addition, Apple offers and participates in various product take-back and recycling programs in 95 percent of the regions where Apple products are sold. All products are processed in the country or region in which they are collected. For more information on how to take advantage of these programs, visit www.apple.com/recycling.

MacBook

Definitions

Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT): A program that ranks computers and displays based on environmental attributes in accordance with IEEE 1680.1-2009. For more information, visit www.epeat.net.

Greenhouse gas emissions: Estimated emissions are calculated in accordance with guidelines and requirements as specified by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044. Calculation includes emissions from the following life-cycle phases contributing to Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years) in CO2 equivalency factors (CO2e):

•Production: Includes the extraction, production, and transportation of raw materials, as well as the manufacture, transport, and assembly of all parts and product packaging.

•Transport: Includes air and sea transportation of the finished product and its associated packaging from the manufacturing site to continental distribution hubs. Transport of products from distribution hubs to the end customer is not included.

•Use: User power consumption assumes a four-year period. Consumption patterns are modeled according to European Commission and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency computer eco-design studies. Geographic differences in the power grid mix have been accounted for at a continental level.

•Recycling: Includes transportation from collection hubs to recycling centers as well as the energy used in mechanical separation and shredding of parts.

Energy efficiency terms: The energy values in this report are based on the ENERGY

STAR Program Requirements for Computers Version 5.2 and/or ENERGY STAR Program

Requirements for Single Voltage External AC-DC and AC-AC Power Supplies Version 2.0.

For more information, visit www.energystar.gov.

•Off: Lowest power mode of the system when the battery is fully charged and the system is shut down. Also referred to as Standby.

•Sleep: Low power state that is entered automatically after 10 minutes of inactivity (default), or by selecting Sleep from the Apple menu. Wake for network access enabled.

•Idle—Display off: System is on and has completed loading OS X; the display is set to sleep.

•Idle—Display on: System is on and has completed loading OS X; the display is set to its full brightness.

•Power adapter, no-load:Condition in which the power adapter is connected to AC power, but not connected to the system.

•Power adapter efficiency: Average of the power adapter’s measured efficiency when tested at 100 percent, 75 percent, 50 percent, and 25 percent of the power adapter’s rated current.

Restricted substances: Apple defines a material as BFR-free and PVC-free if it contains less than 900 parts per million (ppm) of bromine and of chlorine.

1.Product evaluations based on U.S. configurations of model ME663.

2.PVC-free AC power cord available in all regions except China, India, and South Korea.

3.13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display achieved a Gold rating from EPEAT in the United States and Canada.

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