Telia recycles 70 tons of network equipment following completion of 5G rollout in Norway
The carrier has even reused aspects of the equipment in its current 5G network
News - Recycling
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Sparkle partners with OEC to recycle 22,000km worth of unused subsea cable
OEC will dismantle, separate, and sort all components of unused cable ahead of repurposing
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Telcos could earn billions of dollars from recycled copper
Global telecom groups could receive up to $720 million in 2025 alone from copper sales
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ABB robotics and Molg partner to develop e-waste micro-factories
Molg’s robots to handle assembling and disassembling electronics including servers
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Microsoft invests in startup recovering rare earth metals from hard drives
Cyclic Materials allows rare earth magnets to be taken out of hard drive before shredding
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Aligned Data Centers adopts material tracing system to reduce environmental impact
OriginMark uses QR codes for circular asset management
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SK ecoplant acquires eWaste recycling firm TES
TES has been acquired for $1 billion US and is expected to close in Q2 2022
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DEAC to buy renewable diesel fuel
Neste fuel could cut emissions in outages
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PRTI makes cryptocurrency from old car tires in Northern Carolina
Thermal decomposition creates energy which is used in Franklinton server farm
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Hardware recycler Wisetek opens UK facility
The company runs a marketplace for second-hand data center equipment
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City of Umatilla wants to recycle data center water for crop irrigation
Following the example set by adjacent city, Hermiston
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GM recycles used car batteries for backup power
For the massive electric vehicle battery, there is life after the highway