Rare Earth Oxides Extraction from Decommissioned HDDs
Sector: Chemical (Industrial) • Location: United States
Source: inkl
Microsoft and Western Digital have launched a pilot program to recycle rare earth elements from decommissioned hard disk drives. The initiative successfully recovered nearly 90% of rare earth oxides and around 80% of the total feedstock mass from end-of-life drives, using an environmentally friendly acid-free recycling process that significantly reduces emissions.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)
- Location
- United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- inkl
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Description | Microsoft and Western Digital have launched a pilot program to recycle rare earth elements from decommissioned hard disk drives. The initiative successfully recovered nearly 90% of rare earth oxides and around 80% of the total feedstock mass from end-of-life drives, using an environmentally friendly acid-free recycling process that significantly reduces emissions. |
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Article published date | 2025-04-27 |
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