[shoo]

It'd be interesting to know how much mass of stuff needs to be dug/refined/shipped/disposed of to produce four grams of airpod.

e.g. to produce 1 gram of some metal you might need to mine and process 100+ grams of ore

[crazygringo]

Welcome to manufacturing. How much ore do you think it takes to make a roll of aluminum foil that sells for $3?

Obviously it takes more than 4g of raw materials to produce AirPods. But it takes extra material to make pretty much everything. So comparison-wise, it's still a tiny, tiny amount next to your TV or even laptop.