AnalysisPolicySeptember 16, 2026

Report: AI data center e-waste could fill 23M shipping containers by 2050

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Basel Action Network's new estimate is far higher than prior studies because it counts all data center support infrastructure, not just servers. Less than a quarter of the 68.3 million tons of e-waste generated worldwide each year is formally collected and recycled.

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