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This innovation builds on Microsoft&#8217;s Circular Centers initiative, which aims to achieve a 90% reuse and recycle rate by 2025. The project exemplifies Microsoft&#8217;s commitment to sustainability and innovation, reflecting the broader mission of The Microsoft Garage to tackle challenging &#8220;what if&#8221; questions and turn them into transformative solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Read the whole story and watch Circular Centers and this project in action <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/garage\/wall-of-fame\/saving-the-planet-one-hard-drive-at-a-time\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 2022 Microsoft Global Hackathon, Principal Data Scientist Ranganathan Srikanth led the Secure and Sustainable Disposal of Hard Disks project, addressing the environmental and data security challenges posed by data centers. The team developed a robot to disassemble hard drives, enabling the recycling of valuable materials while ensuring data security by destroying sensitive data. 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