Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Microsoft Buys Waste to Reduce Carbon Footprint Over 12 Years
Microsoft is buying things like human waste to help the environment.
They're doing this because the computers and AI they use need a lot of energy, which can be bad for the planet.
By buying waste and burying it, they stop it from releasing gases that cause global warming.
This deal is with a company called Vaulted Deep, and it should help Microsoft reduce its impact on the environment for the next 12 years.
Microsoft signed a deal with Vaulted Deep to purchase organic waste to reduce its carbon footprint.
The deal includes human waste, manure, treated sewage, and agricultural byproducts.
Microsoft aims to bury the organic waste underground to prevent the release of greenhouse gases.
Vaulted Deep will use the waste to reduce the tech giant's carbon footprint over 12 years.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Vaulted Deep charges $350 per tonne of carbon dioxide removal.
- Who
- Microsoft is buying organic waste from Vaulted Deep.
- What
- Microsoft is purchasing organic waste, including human waste, to reduce its carbon footprint.
- When
- The deal is aimed at helping Microsoft reduce its carbon footprint over 12 years.
- Where
- The deal is with the Houston-based startup, Vaulted Deep.
- Why
- Microsoft wants to reduce its carbon footprint due to the high energy consumption of AI and other tech endeavors.
- Company
- Microsoft
- Partner
- Vaulted Deep
- Waste Included
- Human waste, manure, treated sewage, agricultural byproducts
- Goal
- Reduce carbon footprint
- Method
- Burying organic waste
- Duration
- 12 years