Rack Renew repurposes pre-owned OCP equipment to drive cost savings and sustainability within the data center industry.
Six reasons for you to buy refurbished OCP servers from Rack Renew include:
- Economic Benefits: In addition to providing environmental benefits, circular economy principles also make economic sense. Enterprises and data centers purchasing refurbished OCP equipment can access high-performance hardware without the hefty price tag of brand-new equipment, thereby enhancing the economic sustainability of data centers.
- Reducing E-Waste: By refurbishing and reselling preowned OCP hardware, Rack Renew minimizes harmful e-waste generation. Electronic waste poses a significant environmental challenge, with the disposal of obsolete hardware contributing to pollution and the many negative consequences associated with virgin material sourcing such as acidification, ecotoxicity, negative influence on water resources and wildlife diversity destruction. The circular economy approach actively combats this problem by ensuring that hardware is used to its fullest potential before being recycled.
- Material Recovery: Reuse has a significant impact on material recovery. It ensures that valuable materials and components are not prematurely discarded, thus maximizing their utility and value.
- Resource Conservation: Circular economy practices champion resource conservation. Rack Renew’s approach to reusing servers and components minimizes the consumption of raw materials, contributing to a more sustainable and responsible use of our planet’s resources.
- Carbon Emissions Avoided: One of the most vital aspects of the circular economy in data centers is its direct impact on carbon emissions. Extending the lifecycle of servers and components reduces the need for the energy-intensive production of new hardware. This, in turn, decreases Scope 3 emissions for data centers related to the manufacturing processes including emissions such as transportation stemming from global nature of the semiconductor supply chain.
- Reduction of Virgin Critical Materials: Hard disk drives (HDDs) and lithium-ion uninterrupted backup batteries are integral components of data center infrastructure. However, the manufacturing of HDDs and lithium-ion batteries involves the use of rare earth metals and other critical, sparse materials, the manufacturing of which is a sizeable source of Scope 3 emissions. Reusing HDDs prolongs their lifespan, reducing the need for additional rare earth metal extraction and the manufacture of new drives, while recycling or reusing lithium-ion batteries helps to preserve production capacity of critical materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.
Sustainable Servers, Smarter Savings: The Rack Renew Advantage
By repurposing OCP-inspired server hardware, Rack Renew not only makes high-performance servers more accessible but also contributes to the avoidance of carbon emissions, reduction of e-waste, and resource consumption. The value of this closed-loop system extends beyond economic benefits, as it aligns with the principles of sustainability and environmental responsibility.
To ensure our clients are deployed successfully, we leverage a network of vetted distribution partners that specialize in OCP products.
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