Microsoft shows its environmental achievements: 4.8 million PC units are renovated and 90% of HP notebooks use recycled magnesium

CTOnews.com, April 21 (Xinhua)-- Microsoft issued a press release through its official blog to celebrate Earth Day 2023, sharing developments and achievements in the field of environmental protection. Microsoft said it will strengthen its cooperation with PC manufacturers to use more recycled materials to make notebooks.

CTOnews.com summarizes the notebook models that use recycled materials as follows:

Hewlett-Packard Dragonfly G4 Ultra-lightweight Notebook computer: 90% magnesium used is recycled

Acer TravelMate Spin P4 notebook: 34.5% of the plastics used are recycled materials

Lenovo ThinkPad Z 13 Notebook: 75% recycled Aluminum

Panasonic Toughbook 40 rugged notebook, modular design, users can upgrade and repair

Microsoft also authorized the MAR program to recycle the old PC and install the new Microsoft system after repair. Microsoft refurbished 4.8 million PC in 2021.

Windows 11 also has a power-saving feature that allows laptops to extend battery life, thereby reducing the number of times they need to be recharged.