Apple's packaging materials breakdown 2015-2022, by type

Published by
M. Garside,
Apr 26, 2024
Plastic accounted just four percent of Apple Inc's packaging in the 2022 fiscal year, with recycled fiber accounting for 66 percent. The share of plastic used in Apple's packaging has fallen considerably since 2015, when it accounted for 21 percent.

Distribution of materials used in Apple packaging from FY 2015 to FY 2022, by type

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April 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

FY 2015 to FY 2022

Special properties

Volume of packaging in metric tons: 2015 = 171,500; 2016 = 165,000; 2017 = 169,000; 2018 = 187,000; 2019 = 189,000; 2020 = 226,000; 2021 = 257,000; 2022 = 276,000

Supplementary notes

These data include the materials used in Apple Inc. packaging.
*Fiber used at corporate facilities represents less than 1 percent of overall fiber use.

Fiscal year ended September of each year.

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