Solar waste problem looms following rooftop panel boom

Solar waste problem looms following rooftop panel boom

More than 8 million solar panels will be decommissioned annually in the coming years, as batteries drive the next solar wave. With only about 10 per cent of panels recycled, waste is a major issue, with many stockpiled, sent overseas or ending up in landfill.

WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE SOLAR AND WIND WASTE?

While green advocates commonly use the terms renewable, sustainable, and net zero to describe their efforts, the dirty little secret is that much of the waste from solar panels and wind turbines is ending up in landfills.  The fiberglass, resins, aluminium and other chemicals – together with propeller blades from giant wind turbines – will become a […] The post WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE SOLAR AND WIND WASTE? appeared first on Richardson Post.