Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold from broken iPhones last year.

In its annual environmental report released this week, Apple said it recovered 2,204 pounds (more than a ton) of gold from recycled iPhones, iPads and Macs last year. That’s $40 million worth.

Of the 90 million pounds of e-waste through its recycling programs, Apple said 61 million was in reusable materials. Gold made up a relatively trivial amount. But since gold is currently trading at more than $1,200 per troy ounce, it’s among the most valuable materials it pulled from all those old gadgets.

Apple (AAPL, Tech30) said it also collected 23 million pounds of steel; 13 million pounds of plastic; 12 million pounds of glass; 4.5 million pounds of aluminum; 3 million pounds of copper; and 6,600 pounds of silver.

Read more and full PDF report.

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