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https://reneweconomy.com.au/this-is-a-6-5-billion-opportunity-industry-claps-back-at-toxic-political-fear-mongering-on-solar-recycling/>
"The PV industry has hit back at claims reported in the Murdoch media that
solar panels are made up of toxic materials that “will not recycle” and that
the reuse and recycling of PV modules is not economically viable, even while it
already employs thousands of people across seven companies in Australia.
The Australian on Tuesday reported on the well documented and unequivocally
urgent PV stewardship task that Australia faces on the flip-side of its
world-leading solar success story – an issue that industry has been urging
successive federal governments to address for more than 10 years.
As the Smart Energy Council (SEC) and many other industry experts have made
clear, Australia’s growing stockpile of used solar panels represents both a
problem to be solved and a massive opportunity, given the huge value of the
resources held in end-of-life panels – many of which are in high demand.
This year, after an enormous amount of campaigning and off the back of an
SEC-led trial in Queensland, the federal Labor government has launched a $25
million pilot program to establish up to 100 solar panel collection sites
across the country, helping overcome a key hurdle to establishing a sustainable
reuse and recovery sector.
At the same time, a federal parliamentary inquiry into solar stewardship is
being conducted, following a referral from federal environment minister Murray
Watt, and in February put out a call for written submissions to guide its terms
of reference.
But according to
The Australian, solar waste is an out-of-control dumpster
fire of epic proportions that is “polluting the environment by leaching toxic
chemicals into landfill with no viable reuse or recycling solutions
available.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
