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When Green Energy Turns Toxic: Re-Tooling Solar Panels

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Published: August 27, 2023 by VPR Producer

Solar energy is big business in the U.S. and is only set to expand in the coming years, with an annual growth rate of 21%. But after these solar panels die, where do they go? How ‘green’ is this technology if we’re dumping thousands of used, toxic panels into landfills? We speak with two experts in the solar panel recycling space about how innovation is driving this shift and what more needs to be done to make this energy source truly sustainable.


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  • Adam Saghei, Chief Executive Officer, We Recycle Solar
  • Jesse Simons, co-founder, Chief Commercial Officer, SolarCycle

Links for more info:

  • EPA: Solar Panel Recycling
  • Yale: As Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In
  • NREL: Solar Photovoltaic Module Design Has Wide-Ranging Impacts on Our Clean-Energy Future
Program #: 23-35segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Conservation and Sustainability| Energy and Renewable Energy| Energy Production| Environment| Industry| Local Government| Politics| Recycling| Solar Power| Technology| Waste ManagementGuests - Adam Saghei| Jesse SimonsInstitutions - SolarCycle| We Recycle Solartagged with - Amirah Zaveri| Jason Dickey| Marty Peterson| Polly Hansen
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