
Apple Product Environmental Specification
Banned/restricted materials
No CFCs or HCFCs present in the product
No substances included in annex A, B or C of the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer are used
in the manufacture of the printed wiring boards, assembly of the
PWBs and final assembly of the product
No asbestos, PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) or PCT
(polychlorinated terphenyls) present in the product
No mercury present in the product (exception: mercury in flat
panel display lamps for backlighting)
Mercury (Hg) content in flat panel display backlight lamp(s):
Number of backlight bulbs in display:
Average mercury per lamp:
Maximum mercury per lamp:
Maximum total mercury in flat panel display:
No brominated or chlorinated flame retardants, PBB or PBDEs
present in mechanical plastic parts heavier than 25 g
The base material of PWB must not contain any PBB
(polybrominated biphenyls), PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl
ethers) or chlorinated paraffins
Plastic components that weigh >25 g shall not contain flame
retardants that contain organically bound chlorine or bromine.
PVC is inherently flame retardant with organically bound
chlorine and, therefore, not allowed
No Antimony Trioxide (Sb
2
O
3
) flame retardants in plastic
enclosures
No polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is used in plastic resins
No cadmium (Cd) or cadmium compounds & lead (Pb) or lead
compounds are intentionally added to cable enclosures
No cadmium (Cd) or lead (Pb) present in mechanical plastic
parts heavier than 25 g
No cadmium (Cd) in the CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
No mercury (Hg) or cadmium (Cd) in electronic components
No cadmium (Cd) or lead (Pb) in paints and inks used in the
product
No chloroparaffins with chain length 10-13 carbon atoms,
chlorinated greater than 50% are present in mechanical plastic
parts heavier than 25 g
Batteries, defined as hazardous in the EU Directive 91/157/EEC
and amendments 98/101/EC, are not used in the product
Battery handling information is provided in the product
documentation
No mercury (Hg) or cadmium (Cd) in batteries
Backup battery chemical composition:
Power battery chemical composition:
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