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AI’s Hardware Boom Threatens to Push More E-Waste Into the Global South
Rest of World warns that rapid AI hardware turnover could add millions of metric tons of e-waste by 2030, with much of the burden likely to fall on countries that already receive discarded electronics from richer markets
Key Takeaways
- A Rest of World essay says AI could add 1.2 million to 5 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030.
- Much of the discarded hardware is likely to be exported to developing countries.
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