Introduction Empowering individuals Working together Operating sustainably Governance and engagement Appendix 2023 Environmental Repo爀琀 Reducing data center waste TARGET 2022 PROGRESS Achieve Zero Waste to 38% of Google-owned and Land昀椀ll for our global data -operated data centers have center operations achieved Zero Waste to Land昀椀ll DETAILS Year set: 2016 | Base year: N/A | Target year: N/A Scope: Annual operational waste for all Google-owned and -operated data centers globally. “Zero Waste to Land昀椀ll” means that more than 90% of waste is dive爀琀ed from land昀椀ll. When possible, we strive to align measurement of waste diversion at our data centers with the UL Environment Standard 2799 Environmental Claim Validation Procedure for Zero Waste to Land昀椀ll. Storage at Google’s Singapore data center. FIGURE 22 servers for as long as possible, refurbish components Data centers achieving zero waste to land昀椀ll Zero waste to land昀椀ll for future reuse, reuse or resell components following a rigorous security process, and recycle any components Legend In 2016, we announced our aim to achieve Zero Waste that can’t be reused. Still progressing toward zero waste to land昀椀ll goal to Land昀椀ll for our global data center operations. As of Zero waste to land昀椀ll goal achieved the end of 2022, 10 out of 26 (38%) Google-owned and Since 2015, we’ve resold more than 37 million hardware -operated data centers have met this Zero Waste to components from our data centers into the secondary Land昀椀ll target (see Figure 22). For example, our data market for reuse by other organizations, including nearly center in Fredericia, Denmark, achieved Zero Waste to 5 million resold components in 2022 alone. As of the end Land昀椀ll from day one. Our data center waste footprint of 2022, 21% of components used for server deployment, increases as we increase the number of our data centers, maintenance, and upgrades were refurbished inventory. so we continue working towards our target as we grow. In 2022, across our global 昀氀eet of Google-owned and Looking forward, we continue to face challenges for waste -operated data center operations, we dive爀琀ed 86% of diversion at a local level due to the lack of availability of operational waste away from land昀椀lls. recycling infrastructure in some of the rural communities where we operate and inconsistencies in what’s accepted Beyond these goals for land昀椀ll waste, our approach for recycling. to circularity for data center equipment is to maintain 57