<p>Apple Inc said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade.</p>.<p>Magnets in Apple devices will use recycled rare earth elements, and in-house designed printed circuit boards will use recycled tin soldering and gold plating, the company said.</p>.<p>Apple is pushing to become carbon neutral through its entire supply chain and the life cycle of every product by 2030. On Tuesday, it also doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/apple-now-makes-almost-7-of-its-iphones-in-india-1209149.html" target="_blank">Apple now makes almost 7% of its iPhones in India</a></strong></p>.<p>In the past, several tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forced to mine cobalt, a critical material in the batteries used in most consumer electronics.</p>.<p>Most cobalt is produced as a by-product of copper or nickel mining, but artisanal miners in southern Congo exploit deposits near the surface that are rich in cobalt.</p>.<p>A quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13 per cent a year earlier, Apple said.</p>.<p>It now sources over two-thirds of all aluminum, nearly three-quarters of all rare earths, and more than 95 per cent of all tungsten in its products from recycled material.</p>
<p>Apple Inc said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade.</p>.<p>Magnets in Apple devices will use recycled rare earth elements, and in-house designed printed circuit boards will use recycled tin soldering and gold plating, the company said.</p>.<p>Apple is pushing to become carbon neutral through its entire supply chain and the life cycle of every product by 2030. On Tuesday, it also doubled its financial commitment to a fund it had established two years ago to invest in projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/apple-now-makes-almost-7-of-its-iphones-in-india-1209149.html" target="_blank">Apple now makes almost 7% of its iPhones in India</a></strong></p>.<p>In the past, several tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forced to mine cobalt, a critical material in the batteries used in most consumer electronics.</p>.<p>Most cobalt is produced as a by-product of copper or nickel mining, but artisanal miners in southern Congo exploit deposits near the surface that are rich in cobalt.</p>.<p>A quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13 per cent a year earlier, Apple said.</p>.<p>It now sources over two-thirds of all aluminum, nearly three-quarters of all rare earths, and more than 95 per cent of all tungsten in its products from recycled material.</p>