https://jalopnik.com/boeing-built-satellite-explodes-in-orbit-littering-spa-1851678317

Boeing-Built Satellite Explodes In Orbit, Littering Space With Debris

>> broke up in geostationary

That means that as those pieces lose velocity, they will slowly make their way through every important orbit before they burn up.

Astroscale is on the job
https://www.space.com/astroscale-space-junk-removal-2026-plan-exclusive-video

David Brin's novel Existence is not a top-10 read, but I think it's a good one and thought-provoking. The basic plot setup is space garbage collector Gerald Livingstone hauls in a piece of trash that, in the end, nearly undoes civilization.

https://www.davidbrin.com/existence.html