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[-] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 11 hours ago

Saying the panels would end up in landfills is absolutely misinformation.

It absolutely isn't, because that's literally where they already end up.

Like 95% of a solar panel is glass, aluminum, or silicon. I terms of recycling, those are some of the most recyclable materials.

Fantastic! They still end up in landfill though, because like I said, economically it's not viable to recycle them. It costs more money to recycle a solar panel than it does to buy a new one.

its theoretically possible to reach a point where all new panels and batteries are produced from materials recycled out of old panels and batteries.

It's definitely not, even theoretically. Batteries definitely aren't infinitely recyclable.

If your goal is net zero than solar and batteries is it

Nope, the only real way to go net zero is nuclear.

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