https://medium.com/@CaseyAWilliams/apples-recycled-macs-aren-t-what-they-seem-178232312c6d > Apple is washing itself green. > The tech company announced Tuesday that it will build its new MacBook Air and Mac Mini computers using “100 percent recycled aluminum.” The move is part of a goal Apple set in a 2017 pledge to use only renewable or recycled materials in its products. While shifting to recycled aluminum is a step in the right direction (mining bauxite, the world’s primary aluminum source, is dangerous work and poisons the environment), it’s more of a PR win for Apple than a meaningful victory for the planet.