https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Engineering-CS-GFG/Sustainable-Hardware-and-E-Waste/m-p/240731#M6 <P><SPAN>While the sustainability of software gets some attention, the physical environmental cost of infrastructure hardware–for example, server farms and the rare-earth mining required to build and maintain much of current day tech infrastructure–is staggering.&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>How can engineering programs better integrate the exploration of</SPAN> <A href="https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy-principles" target="_blank"><SPAN>circular economy principles</SPAN></A><SPAN> into hardware design and computer architecture courses?</SPAN></P> Wed, 13 May 2026 10:46:07 GMT TracyAntonioli 2026-05-13T10:46:07Z https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Engineering-CS-GFG/Sustainable-Hardware-and-E-Waste/m-p/240731#M6 <P><SPAN>While the sustainability of software gets some attention, the physical environmental cost of infrastructure hardware–for example, server farms and the rare-earth mining required to build and maintain much of current day tech infrastructure–is staggering.&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>How can engineering programs better integrate the exploration of</SPAN> <A href="https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy-principles" target="_blank"><SPAN>circular economy principles</SPAN></A><SPAN> into hardware design and computer architecture courses?</SPAN></P> Wed, 13 May 2026 10:46:07 GMT https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Engineering-CS-GFG/Sustainable-Hardware-and-E-Waste/m-p/240731#M6 TracyAntonioli 2026-05-13T10:46:07Z