Microsoft’s Plan to Go Green? Bury Human Waste Underground

Microsoft’s Plan to Go Green? Bury Human Waste Underground

The tech giant just made a big deal with Vaulted Deep, a carbon removal startup that bills itself as a waste management company.

Microsoft to purchase 4.9 million metric tons of human waste

Microsoft will bury 4.9M tons of "manure" in a secretive deal — all to offset its AI energy demands that drive emissions up by 168%

Microsoft has signed a deal with Vaulted Deep to help bury waste from manure, sewage, and agricultural byproducts deep underground for the next 12 years.

Microsoft buys more than a billion dollars’ worth of excrement, including human poop, to clean up its AI mess — company will pump waste underground to offset AI carbon emissions - WorldNL Magazine

(Image credit: Vaulted Deep) Microsoft has just signed a deal with Vaulted Deep, paying it to remove 4.9 million metric tons of waste over 12 years sourced from manure, sewage, and agricultural byproducts for injection deep underground. According to Inc., the current cost of CO2 removal with the company is $350 per ton. If you multiply that by Microsoft’s contract, that makes it worth more than $1.7 billion. However, neither entity has disclose…

Microsoft buys more than a billion dollars’ worth of excrement, including human poop, to clean up its AI mess — company will pump waste underground to offset AI carbon emissions

Microsoft signed a contract with Vaulted Deep to sequester 4.9 million metric tons of waste deep underground, offsetting its carbon emissions.

Microsoft buys more than a billion dollars’ worth of excrement, including human poop — company will pump waste underground to offset AI carbon emissions

Microsoft signed a contract with Vaulted Deep to sequester 4.9 million metric tons of waste deep underground, offsetting its carbon emissions.