Microsoft designs its products, buildings, and operations to promote resource reduction and reuse, enabling a more resource-efficient and productive economy. The company uses life cycle assessments and value stream analysis to improve product and packaging resource efficiency. On average, it has reduced new product package weight by 20 percent through a combination of right-sizing packaging to the product and introducing new lightweight materials. Microsoft is also a member of over 150 recycling programs worldwide, covering electronics, batteries, and packaging.
Beyond its products, Microsoft's Puget Sound campus is zero-waste certified, reducing overall waste generation and diverting at least 90 percent of its operational waste from landfills.