The Coming AI e-Waste Wave: Can we Manage it Preventatively and Ethically?
One of the leading advocates for an ethical electronics economy will take a hard, and for many, a first look at what projected server farm projects will mean globally for e-waste generation in the next 25 years. The results may not be more sustainable ESG-led circularity for the ITAD industry that appears incapable of preventing linear toxic dumping on developing countries, and hyperscalers that appear ready to ignore product longevity and reuse in building the unprecedented AI infrastructure expected.