Dear EarthTalk: How are we going to deal with all the waste when the solar panels everyone is putting up now wear out in 20-30 years? This means that within the next 15 years, millions of retired and broken solar panels will be flooding landfills. Solar panels contain trace amounts of toxic compounds, such as lead, and a carcinogen known as cadmium telluride. Thankfully, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office has been hard at work developing a comprehensive system for handling and recycling solar panels. Instead of silicon solar panels (what people normally buy), there is another option available known as Sunflare thin-film solar panels.

Source: Daily Sun March 19, 2023 03:31 UTC