Apple Watch doesn’t come with a USB power adapter anymore, but for a good reason

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Sick of piling up power adapters every time you get new tech? Apple is no longer going to send out the little blocks that plug USB cables into power outlets with new Apple Watches.

The company made the change as part of its effort to reduce its carbon footprint, said Lisa P. Jackson, Apple’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, at an event announcing updates to iPads and Apple Watches Tuesday.

“Sometimes, it’s not what we make, but what we don’t make that counts,” Jackson said. She added that Apple knows its customers are accumulating USB adapters and that making millions of them “consumes resources and adds to our carbon footprint.”

The company also said it’s making products without harmful chemicals like beryllium or mercury and using 100% recycled rare earth minerals in its devices.

Correction, 12 p.m. PT: This story has been updated to reflect that Apple will be making fewer USB adapters that plug into power outlets.

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