Microsoft reveals major sustainability "zero-waste" goal reached

Microsoft reveals major sustainability "zero-waste" goal reached

Microsoft is tackling waste in its data center business as the company faces higher demand for components.

Microsoft, Western Digital Recycle Drives to Recover Rare Earth Metals - HostingJournalist.com

Microsoft and Western Digital are collaborating on a recycling initiative focused on recovering rare earth elements (REEs) from end-of-life hard disk drives (HDDs) used in data centers. The project, which also involves Critical Materials Recycling (CMR) and PedalPoint Recycling, aims to reduce waste while feeding critical materials back into the U.S. supply chain amid growing geopolitical tension around mineral sourcing.The recycling program tar…

Microsoft just hit a major milestone in its ‘zero waste’ strategy

Microsoft says it's outstripping its zero waste targets, recording a 90.9% reuse and recycling rate for servers and components in 2024.

SCIENCE & TECH: Microsoft reveals major sustainability “zero-waste” goal reached – U-S-NEWS.COM

Microsoft says it is a year early to its server reuse and recycling target Rare earth mineral and metal extraction has proven key Circular Centers repurpose decommissioned hardware Microsoft says it is ahead of target on its quest to become a zero-waste company – one of the key aspects of its sustainability goal – but it isn’t there just yet. In a blog post, Azure Hardware Systems and Infrastructure CVP Rani Borkar confirmed the company has now …