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Western Digital and Microsoft launch HDD recycling program to recover rare earths from e-waste | The recycling initiative recovers 90% of rare earths from data center hard drives
Although solid-state drives have become the standard for personal computers, mechanical hard drives remain the backbone of data centers worldwide. When these drives are retired, they are...
A life cycle analysis cited in Western Digital's whitepaper estimates that the new process generates 95 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional mining and refining methods. By keeping the entire rare earth oxide production process within the United States, the initiative also reduces transportation emissions and strengthens the resilience of the domestic supply chain. "Western Digital is currently expanding the HDD rare earth material capture program based on the successful pilot with Microsoft," Jackie Jung, WD's VP of global operations strategy and corporate sustainability, told Tom's Hardware.
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