Affordable Mac are a very green company and do whatever it takes to keep our company carbon footprint as low as possible. One of our latest schemes is to pay for the return of the packaging this way it gets re-used. We believe re-use is the best form of recycling. You can find out more about my personal experience with purchasing Refurbished Mac products.
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