A Solar Panel Recycling Scheme Would Help Reduce Waste, but Please Repair and Reuse First

Recycling Solar Panels will Reduce Waste, but We Should Repair and Reuse First

By Deepika Mathur, Charles Darwin University and Robin Gregory, Charles Darwin University (The Conversation) – Australia’s rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of panels are currently recycled. The rest are stockpiled, sent overseas or dumped in landfill. One in three Australian homes now have rooftop solar panels, and new systems are being…

A solar panel recycling scheme would help reduce waste, but please repair and reuse first

Australia's rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of panels are currently recycled. The rest are stockpiled, sent overseas or dumped in landfill.

Solar panel recycling plan urges repair, reuse first

Australia's rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of panels are currently recycled. The rest are stockpiled, sent overseas or dumped in landfill.One in three Australian homes now have rooftop solar panels, and new systems are being installed at the rate of 300,000 a year. Meanwhile, older systems are being scrapped – often well before the en…

Solar waste is a major problem for Australia – but recycling should be the last resort

Clearly, solar panel waste is a major problem for Australia. Recycling is one part of the solution. But Australia also needs new rules so solar panels can be repaired and reused. The post Solar waste is a major problem for Australia – but recycling should be the last resort appeared first on RenewEconomy.