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Wiping a Drive Uses a Kettle's Worth of Power. Replacing It Costs 160 kg of CO2.

Sustainability

Oct 8, 2026•9 min read

Wiping a Drive Uses a Kettle's Worth of Power. Replacing It Costs 160 kg of CO2.

A wipe costs grams of CO2e; a new 1 TB SSD about 160 kg. Where ITAD's carbon really sits, and how remote wipe and diagnostics push devices to reuse.

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