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This is part of Microsoft’s broader plans to attain its sustainability and environmental goals.

As you may know, Microsoft leverages different types of hard drives in its data centers.

Seagate IronWolf

Microsoft is going to recycle these using robots!

In 2022, Microsoft shredded two million hard drives.

It’s unclear whether this figure represents shredded or dismantled hard drives, or a combination of both.

According to Ranganathan Srikanth:

“If it was just one hard disk, it wouldnt be an opportunity.

Saving the Planet One Hard Drive at a Time - With Robots - YouTube

However, it is raising concern, predominantly because ofMicrosoft’s stringent hardware requirements for Windows 11.

Cloud servers

Surface Pro 11

Nightingale ROG Ally and Steam Deck.

New Xbox Series X|S models shown at the 2024 Xbox Showcase.

Bill Gates during the "I Could Jump It" sketch on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Bill Gates holding up a copy of Windows XP operating system in New York�s Times Square.

Apple Store in Bangkok, Thailand

Microsoft 50

Marathon gameplay reveal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 deal

Promotional screenshot of characters from Zenless Zone Zero

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.