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.