Data Centre Magazine February 2026 | Page 120

SUSTAINABILITY

March

2020

Microsoft opens its first Circular Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands, pioneering data centre hardware reuse at scale

January

2022

Microsoft launches Circular Centers in Dublin, Ireland and Boydton, Virginia, expanding global circular economy operations

2023

Internal reuse programme launches, tripling volume in 2024 to repurpose server components including processors and memory
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