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Data Centre Equipment That Can Be Reused

Servers, storage, networking, GPUs, racks, PDUs and UPS systems — what typically has a second life, and what does not.

RecyclicTech Editorial · Published 2026-04-16 · Updated 2026-07-08 · 6 min

A data centre is more than servers. Racks, PDUs, UPS systems, fibre cassettes, patching and cable plant often survive a compute refresh and are discarded because the project was scoped as “take the servers”.

Reuse is common for: recent-generation servers, GPU infrastructure, enterprise storage shelves, ToR and aggregation switches, and complete cabinets in good condition. Reuse is uncommon for: damaged raised-floor tiles, unlabelled mixed copper scrap, and media that policy says must be destroyed.

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