A Google employee swaps out a motherboard at Google's data center in The Dalles, Ore. | Courtesy of Google[/caption]
Google's latest environmental sustainability report highlighted how the tech giant is working to increase its use of recycled materials and decrease its waste.
The report noted that about 30% of the material used in new products launched and manufactured in 2022 was recycled content, including aluminum, stainless steel, rare earth magnets, glass and plastic. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement="middle" css=".vc_custom_1564601766217{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1564601307445{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1691020462311{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"]And since 2015, Google has resold more than 37 million hardware components from data centers, with nearly 5 million of those in 2022. In addition, 21% of components used for server deployment, maintenance and upgrades were refurbished inventory in 2022.
"We aim to increase the circularity of our hardware products and operations by decreasing our use of mined materials and signaling our demand for a more circular economy in our procurement of recycled materials," the report stated.
"This is in addition to extending the life of our products through software updates and expanded repair options."
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[caption id="attachment_22574" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] A Google employee swaps out a motherboard at Google's data center in The Dalles, Ore. | Courtesy of Google[/caption]
Google's latest environmental sustainability report highlighted how the tech giant is working to increase its use of recycled materials and decrease its waste.
The report noted that about 30% of the material used in new products launched and manufactured in 2022 was recycled content, including aluminum, stainless steel, rare earth magnets, glass and plastic. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement="middle" css=".vc_custom_1564601766217{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1564601307445{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1691020462311{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"]And since 2015, Google has resold more than 37 million hardware components from data centers, with nearly 5 million of those in 2022. In addition, 21% of components used for server deployment, maintenance and upgrades were refurbished inventory in 2022.
"We aim to increase the circularity of our hardware products and operations by decreasing our use of mined materials and signaling our demand for a more circular economy in our procurement of recycled materials," the report stated.
"This is in addition to extending the life of our products through software updates and expanded repair options."
Google also partnered with doorstep collection company Retrievr to test an e-scrap collection pilot "designed to address the behavioral reasons that stop consumers from recycling."[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1564615877707{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 5px !important;border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-color: #783214 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #783214 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="11588" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" link="http://www.e-scrapconference.com/" css=".vc_custom_1564615977546{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1691013017206{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}"]
A Google employee swaps out a motherboard at Google's data center in The Dalles, Ore. | Courtesy of Google[/caption]
Google's latest environmental sustainability report highlighted how the tech giant is working to increase its use of recycled materials and decrease its waste.
The report noted that about 30% of the material used in new products launched and manufactured in 2022 was recycled content, including aluminum, stainless steel, rare earth magnets, glass and plastic. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement="middle" css=".vc_custom_1564601766217{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1564601307445{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1691020462311{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}"]And since 2015, Google has resold more than 37 million hardware components from data centers, with nearly 5 million of those in 2022. In addition, 21% of components used for server deployment, maintenance and upgrades were refurbished inventory in 2022.
"We aim to increase the circularity of our hardware products and operations by decreasing our use of mined materials and signaling our demand for a more circular economy in our procurement of recycled materials," the report stated.
"This is in addition to extending the life of our products through software updates and expanded repair options."
Google also partnered with doorstep collection company Retrievr to test an e-scrap collection pilot "designed to address the behavioral reasons that stop consumers from recycling."[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1564615877707{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 5px !important;border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-color: #783214 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #783214 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="11588" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" link="http://www.e-scrapconference.com/" css=".vc_custom_1564615977546{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1691013017206{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;}"]
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