SUSTAINABILITY
“ Perfectly usable equipment is routinely discarded … with almost 20 % of it going straight to landfill or incineration ”
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“ A one-way , non-stop ‘ cradle to grave ’ linear economy is not only wasteful , it creates toxic gases with the asset disposal often being carried out thousands of miles away in Africa and Asia , poisoning local communities .”
Bending the Line Despite widespread efforts to draw down on operational emissions throughout the industry , the looming spectre of Scope 3 emissions ( embedded carbon and other greenhouse
ANDREW GOMARSALL MBE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN ,
N2S
gases released as a result of looking farther up a value chain , from building materials to the emissions created by shipping equipment from the point of manufacture to the data centre ) needs to be addressed , and quickly .
A linear economic model , in which raw materials are mined , manufactured , used , and discarded , is no longer sufficient - especially as electronic waste ( e-waste ) continues to be one of the fastest growing , most environmentally damaging ( not to mention economically wasteful ) sources of emissions .
LINEAR ECONOMY
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“ IN A LINEAR ECONOMY , A DATA CENTRE SERVER IS MANUFACTURED AND , WITHIN AROUND THREE YEARS , IT ’ S READY FOR DECOMMISSIONING ”
- Andrew Gomarsall MBE , Executive Chairman , N2S
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