Explained | Why Microsoft is spending billions to buy nearly 5 million metric tons of human waste - Deccan Herald

Explained | Why Microsoft is spending billions to buy nearly 5 million metric tons of human waste – Deccan Herald

July 25, 2025

Explained | Why Microsoft is spending billions to buy nearly 5 million metric tons of human waste Deccan HeraldWhy a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground New ScientistMicrosoft’s climate math gets creative: AI emissions are out, sludge is in TechSpotMicrosoft buys more than a billion dollars’ worth of excrement, including human poop, to clean up its AI mess — company will pump waste underground to offset AI carbon emissions Tom’s HardwareMicrosoft’s Plan to Go Green? Bury Human Waste Underground Inc.com