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Mac mini exceeds the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computers Version 5.0 with an 80 percent margin. The Mac mini retail packaging uses 35 percent less volume than the previous generation Mac mini and includes no expanded polystyrene (EPS). Material E
ciency Apple's ultracompact product and packaging designs lead the industry in material e
ciency. The Mac mini uses 68 percent less plastic than the previous generation as well as a compact and highly recyclable aluminum enclosure, making it one of the most material-e
cient desktop computers available. The chart below details the materials used in Mac mini.2 Material Use for Mac mini Copper, 30g Other, 56g Plastics, 185g Aluminum, 595g Hard drive and optical drive, 266g Circuit boards, 333g Packaging The corrugate and paperboard packaging for Mac mini is made from at least 50 percent recycled content, derived primarily from post-consumer sources. The following table details the materials used in its packaging. Packaging Breakdown for Mac mini (U.S. Configurations) Material Paper (corrugate, paperboard, molded fiber) Other plastics Retail box 214g 9g Retail and shipping box 655g 9g Restricted Substances Apple has long taken a leadership role in restricting harmful substances from its products and packaging. As part of this strategy, all Apple products comply with the strict European Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, also known as the RoHS Directive. Examples of materials restricted by RoHS include lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and the brominated flame retardants (BFRs) PBB and PBDE. Mac mini goes even further than the requirements of the RoHS Directive by incorporating the following more aggressive restrictions: • Brominated flame retardant (BFR)-free • Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-free internal cables 2