Khazna’s DXB8 data centre is world’s first zero waste certified
Dubai data centre diverts 99.55% of waste from landfill over 12 months
#UAE #datacentres — G42 Group’s data centre builder-operator Khazna Data Centers has announced that its DXB8 facility in Dubai has become the first data centre in the world to achieve Zero Waste Certification. Verified through a comprehensive 12-month independent audit, certification was awarded by US-based third-party sustainability certification body SCS Global Services. DXB8 achieved 99.55 percent waste diversion from landfill via recycling, bottle reuse programmes, resale, composting and other approved recovery pathways, making it the global benchmark for waste management in mission-critical digital infrastructure.
SO WHAT? — Data centres are among the most resource-intensive buildings on the planet. As AI workloads drive exponential growth in compute demand, which requires in-facility scale, cooling complexity and operational waste. Although energy and water usage tend to be the primary concerns, this means that the whole environmental footprint of data centre operations is coming under increasing scrutiny. Khazna’s Zero Waste certification is the first independent, third-party verified proof that a hyperscale data centre can achieve near-total landfill diversion in live operation. With the rising numbers of data centres being deployed, this is a significant step forward..
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Khazna Data Centers’ DXB8 facility in Dubai has become the first data centre globally to achieve Zero Waste Certification, awarded by SCS Global Services under the SCS-110 Zero Waste Standard following a comprehensive 12-month third-party audit of all waste streams generated by the facility.
The certification confirms 99.55% waste diversion from landfill over the audited period, achieved through a combination of recycling, bottle reuse programmes with vendors, resale, composting and other approved recovery pathways in line with recognised waste-hierarchy best practice.
The certification covers all waste generated by the facility excluding tenant IT waste in data hall white space, reflecting a rigorous scope that encompasses operational waste across construction materials, cooling systems, facilities management and supply chain activity.
The achievement is the result of operational discipline rather than a single initiative, encompassing waste segregation protocols, supply chain partnerships, governance frameworks and a workplace culture built around continuous environmental improvement.
For mission-critical infrastructure such as data centres, where scale, uptime and complexity present unique sustainability challenges, achieving near-total landfill diversion represents a meaningful operational milestone and one that requires a sustained management commitment.
According to Khazna, the Zero Waste certification reflects a broader ESG strategy, which integrates sustainability across the design, construction and operation of its facilities globally.
Khazna is one of the fastest-growing hyperscale data centre platforms globally, delivering sovereign-ready AI infrastructure with advanced energy efficiency.
ZOOM OUT — Khazna's sustainability credentials are backed by AI-driven operational infrastructure. The company has deployed an AI-Optimized Sustainable Data Centre solution across its data centre network, provided by sister G42 company Presight. The solution integrates data from multiple operational technology and facilities systems to support predictive maintenance, proactive fault detection and performance optimisation. It also provides embedded energy optimisation and sustainability analytics providing energy and carbon tracking, ESG reporting and cross-site benchmarking.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
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