Microsoft Pledges Zero Waste by 2030
August 04 2020 - 11:01AM
Dow Jones News
By Dieter Holger
Microsoft Corp. pledged zero waste from its operations, products
and packaging by 2030 and announced a plan to tackle so-called
e-waste at its data centers.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said Tuesday that it
would divert at least 90% of the solid waste headed to landfills
and incineration from its offices and data centers, manufacture
fully recyclable Surface computers, use completely recyclable
packaging and reach at least 75% diversion of construction and
demolition waste for all projects.
Microsoft's pledge comes amid concerns about e-waste, the debris
that decommissioned technology leaves behind. Nearly 50 million
metric tons of electronic and electric waste are produced every
year and, absent action, that amount is set to double by 2050,
according to a 2019 report from the World Economic Forum.
As part of its plan, the company said it would invest $30
million to digitize the effort and create so-called "circular
centers" at its new major data center, campuses and eventually
other sites, which will use machine-learning algorithms to sort and
repurpose waste when servers reach the end of their life.
Write to Dieter Holger at dieter.holger@wsj.com;
@dieterholger
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 04, 2020 10:46 ET (14:46 GMT)
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