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Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says

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Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
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Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six timesThe ongoing campaign to build thousands of massive datacenters for AI will create a “tsunami” of discarded electronics, putting the world on a course to triple its annual generation of toxic e-waste in the next 25 years, a new report projects.The electronic trash AI generates in the next 25 years could fill enough shipping containers to encircle the globe six times, it said. Ye

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