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Datacenter rush to create e-waste tsunami, report
The gist
The Guardian reported the datacenter push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years.
The report's warning is spreading through social media shares, not yet policy debate.
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2026The Guardian published a report saying the global datacenter push will create a 'tsunami' of discarded electronics and triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years [1][4].
- Sep 16, 2026The Guardian's post was shared on Bluesky by @theguardian.com and by @pippaneill.bsky.social [1][2].
- Sep 16, 2026The Guardian article was shared in a Facebook group with the comment 'This hasn't been discussed nearly enough.' [3].