Overview Carbon Water Waste Ecosystems Appendix 46 Our approach (continued) Our waste Investing in the future “ Zero waste is an ambitious commitments of circularity goal, but minimizing our We will partner with companies own waste footprint is By 2030, Microsoft will be around the world to drive circular essential to preserving zero waste across our direct economy innovation and adoption waste footprint. of technologies to reduce waste and the natural resources and reuse materials and products. reducing carbon emissions Transforming waste accounting to ensure our economies We will improve waste data collection and societies around the to ensure auditability and reporting. world thrive for generations Making fully recyclable to come.” Surface devices Eliminating single-use plastics Brad Smith, President We will manufacture Surface devices that are 100 percent recyclable in By 2025, we will eliminate single-use Organization for Economic plastics in all Microsoft primary Cooperation and Development product packaging and all IT asset (OECD) countries by 2030. packaging in our datacenters. Driving to zero waste Increasing reuse of servers in operations and components through We will reduce as much waste as we Circular Centers create across our direct operations, By 2025, 90 percent of servers and products, and packaging. components within our regional datacenter network will be reused.
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