Share this Story: 'Solar trash tsunami': How solar power is driving a looming environmental crisis'Solar trash tsunami': How solar power is driving a looming environmental crisis Remember when flatscreens yielded mountains of trashed CRT monitors? Article content However, solar panels have a short lifespan and are particularly ill-suited for recycling. In that case, by 2030 the volume of solar waste could be up to 50 times higher than anticipated by IREA. Add in industrial solar farms and the replacement costs become “much, much larger.” The study compared the coming global tide of solar trash to the ongoing e-waste crisis. Rapid technological advancements also make it “nearly impossible to imagine a strong market for used solar panels,” reads Duran’s study.

Source: National Post June 23, 2021 12:10 UTC