1.3.6.1.4.1.615132d ago

Solar panel waste is not something you need to concern yourself with. Even if people are upgrading panels after 10 years this waste is insignificant compared to sooooooooo many things. Recycling materials in solar panels is probably a good idea, but it's not something to stop you getting panels today.

If waste is a concern for you, you should be switching to solar panels since they produce so little waste compared to other energies like coal. Like hundreds of times less. You probably should be caring more about, tires, mattresses, single use plastics, vapes, the packaging everything comes before solar panels.

(This brought to you by ABC fearmongering)

Show thread1.3.6.1.4.1.615132d ago
ABC reports 90,000 tonnes of solar panels in 2030 waste. The below chart represents disposed waste in 2022-2023 financial year - that is, waste that wasn't recycled. Note how high is textiles is compared to what solar panels are expected to be.
Show threadwarkolm
@xssfox is that ash from coal fired plants?
Apr 1 at 6:29amWeb
Show threadDaniel Carosone2d ago
@warkolm @xssfox it's just some guy called Ash. His name used to be Waste Georg but he got rid of that
Show threadROTOPE~1 ⭐️2d ago
@uep @warkolm @xssfox it's this kid, catching tons and tons of wild animals and dropping them off at a pokécenter never to see daylight again.
Show threadCyberFrog2d ago
@warkolm @xssfox I believe so, on satellite maps in Australia (and other places) you can see giant fields of ash where they dump it from power plants and bulldoze it flat again in some places, truly it's a staggering amount of crap to throw into the environment