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The Circular Drive Initiative’s Push For Sustainable Data Storage
January 12, 2026
In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, e-waste and embodied carbon remain significant concerns. This is especially true as precipitous demand for all things artificial intelligence (AI) leads to soaring data storage requirements.
In the face of these challenges, the Circular Drive Initiative (CDI) embraces circularity principles to curb e-waste in data storage hardware. It draws inspiration from strategies that aim to minimize waste by maximizing the lifespan of products and materials. Specifically, it advocates for sustainable hardware mechanisms using system-based approaches that take into account the entire product lifecycle.
Circular Drive Initiative Publishes Data Sanitization Best Practices Guide
December 9, 2025
New governance protocols provide framework for organizations on sensitive data protection and enabling secure, sustainable reuse of storage devices.
Factory Recertified Drives & The Case For Sustainable Storage
February 20, 2025
When it comes to lowering your total cost of storage ownership, factory recertified drives make for an attractive, sustainable option. By understanding more about recertified drives, you can help your company lower costs while procuring the storage inventory you need. Although tested refurbished drives typically offer the lowest cost-per-terabyte, there are several factors when determining which device is right for your organization. In this article, we’ll explore use cases for factory recertified HDD and how they support sustainable storage solutions.
Advancing Data Security and Sustainability: Establishing a Circular Economy for Storage
February 20, 2025
Recent extensions in the IEEE Standard 2883.1-2024 and initiatives by the OCP and the CHIPS Alliance enable a circular economy for digital storage devices. New storage disassembly equipment facilitates recovering useful materials from end-of-life storage devices.
Is Less More? Hard Drive Procurement and the Waste Hierarchy
October 23, 2024
Fighting e-waste due to discarded hard drives is a team effort. On the manufacturing end, OEMs are feeling pressure to design for longevity in order to reduce embodied carbon. But data centers have a crucial role to play as consumers of storage devices. Whether you’re a hyperscaler or a smaller enterprise, cutting down on e-waste involves having a well thought-out lifecycle strategy for your hardware.
E-Waste Day 2024 – AI adds fuel to fire as e-waste crisis continues
October 14, 2024
AI is a major contributor to e-waste mountains that continue to grow exponentially. So, to mark International E-Waste Day today (14 October), we explore what organizations can do about this major environmental challenge.
Developments In Sustainable Storage Technology At The 2024 SDC
September 26, 2024
At the 2024 Storage Developers Conference (SDC) put on by storage trade group, SNIA, there were several sessions with updates on developments in more sustainable digital storage systems.
How HDD Industry and Seagate Are Reinventing Sustainability?
August 12, 2024
The storage industry has supplied billions of terabytes of HDD capacity over the years, with demand for HDDs and SSDs continuing to grow rapidly.
From Waste to Resource
July 15, 2024
How Standardized Health Metrics Can Accelerate the Circular Economy in Storage Media
Securely Disposing Of My Old Hard Disk Drives
September 23, 2023
The article by Tom Coughlin describes his experience using a HDD sanitization and disposal service to securely erase data from old HDDs, ensuring the drives can be reused or recycled without compromising sensitive information.
IEEE 2883 Standard On Data Sanitization Is A Path To Storage Reuse And Recycling
September 24, 2022
There are better options than destroying used hard drives in the name of data security.