# The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger

**Published:** September 16, 2026
**Author:** Justine Calma
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/the-ai-data-center-e-waste-problem-is-huge-and-getting-bigger

E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up in a row. It's a significantly higher estimate…

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