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solar panel waste

A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health

The coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste is tiny compared to other categories, and most health concerns about solar equipment are unfounded.

By Dan Gearino

The Amazon Fort Powhatan Solar Farm in Disputanta, Virginia on August 19, 2022. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Reusable solar panel frames are stacked and bundled at We Recycle Solar in Yuma, Arizona, on August 8, 2023. Credit: Emma Peterson.

Making Solar Energy as Clean as Can Be Means Fitting Square Panels Into the Circular Economy

By Emma Peterson, Wyatt Myskow

Aerial view of a complementation power station combining agriculture and photovoltaic power generation on Nov. 5, 2021 in Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province of China. Credit: Yan Xin/VCG via Getty Images

Why the Feared Wave of Solar Panel Waste May Be Smaller and Arrive Later Than We Expected

By Dan Gearino

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