Subj : Recycled racks and spare part servers: Amazon reveals major data
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Dec 10 2024 15:45:05

Recycled racks and spare part servers: Amazon reveals major data center 
sustainability push

Date:
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:04:49 +0000

Description:
Data centers are notoriously energy guzzling, but Amazon is reducing, 
reusing, and recycling to hit sustainability goals.

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has announced push on decommissioned tech being diverted back to AWS Reusable 
and refurbished tech is being used to help meet sustainability goals Amazon 
says it wants to create a 'circular economy roadmap' 

Amazon has revealed more details on its progress towards a goal of being 
net-zero carbon goal by 2040 through a push on recycling and reusing data 
center components. 

In a new blog post , the company outlined how in 2024, over 99% of all Amazon 
Web Service (AWS) securely decommissioned racks were sent to its Amazon 
re:Cycle Reverse Logistics centers, meaning the hardware was diverted from 
landfills and reused by AWS, sold into the secondary market for reuse, or 
recycled. 

This planning has meant AWS has been able to source 13% of spare parts from 
its own reuse inventory, which Amazon expects to increase as it expands its 
data center footprints even further. A circular economy 

The journey wont be linear, Amazon says, but a big part of it will be 
circular. 

Anyone whos bought any tech or even clothing or kitchen appliances in the 
last ten years will recognize that build quality has rapidly deteriorated. 
Avid consumerism means many items just arent built to last anymore, which is 
obviously pretty terrible for the planet. 

Part of Amazons push for sustainability is to design better, extending the 
lifetime of hardware and equipment, and using recycled materials  which can 
be repaired and reused. 

Alongside this commitment, Amazon recently announced it runs on 100% 
renewable energy , reportedly seven years ahead of schedule, and the company 
also plans to develop and implement a comprehensive circular economy roadmap 
to help the firm offset the huge energy consumption that is brought on by 
expansion. 

We're challenging the traditional 'take-make-waste' model, taking a holistic 
approach to extend the lifecycle of our resources.  said Manju Murugesan, 
AWS's circular economy strategy lead. 

While we're encouraged by our progress, we recognize the complexity of the 
challenge ahead. Our journey towards true circularity requires ongoing 
innovation and collaboration, and we're committed to this critical work for 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/recycled-racks-and-spare-part-servers-a
mazon-reveals-major-data-center-sustainability-push


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