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Alberta government touts Oct. 1 launch of $14 solar panel recycling fee, landfill ban
- Starting Oct. 1, Alberta will require a $14 recycling fee on all new solar panels and implement a landfill ban, which Minister of Affordability and Utilities RJ Sigurdson says will fund North America's first specialized solar-panel recycling program.
- Environment Minister Grant Hunter said the measure protects municipalities from future costs, as most solar panels installed today will reach end-of-life by 2045, potentially creating nearly 73,000 tons of material.
- BRC-Canada director Jorden Dye criticized the fee as a "punitive tax" that is 139 per cent to 3,500 per cent higher than in other jurisdictions, creating a "disproportionate burden" on the sector.
- Solar Alberta executive director Heather MacKenzie warned the fee acts like a 10 per cent tax, potentially causing job losses, while Calgary-based installer Tyler Marriott noted it adds roughly $1 million to project costs.
- Despite government claims that the fee is "the right thing to do," Radha Rajagopalan, director of policy for Alberta, questioned the lack of an official cost breakdown and noted the charge ignores reuse pathways.
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REAL environmentalism: Alberta bans solar panels from landfills, makes industry pay for recycling
Subhead:The new program to recycle or reuse discarded solar panels in Alberta begins October 1st.# Alberta is banning discarded solar panels from provincial landfills and requiring buyers of new panels to fund their eventual recycling, creating what the government calls North America’s first dedicated solar-panel recycling program. Beginning Oct. 1, expired solar panels will have to be directed toward reuse or recycling instead of being dumped…
The Alberta government has released more details of a new solar panel recycling program, which will launch next month.
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