Solar panels are starting to die, leaving behind toxic trash

Re:Solar panels are starting to die, leaving behind toxic trash by throwaway189262 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @04:38PM (#24255089)

Uh aren't solar panels mostly glass and silicon? The article says silicon is "valuable" for recycling. It's not. It's sand, it's worthless.

Glass and silicon are both rocks. Putting them back into the ground isn't going to hurt anything

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Re:Solar panels are starting to die, leaving behind toxic trash by phendrenad2 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @06:26PM (#24255817)

The problem is the toxic chemicals in between the glass. Are we going to bury the panes as deep as we dug them up? Or will they be near the surface, creating a layer of toxicity for future generations?

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Re:Solar panels are starting to die, leaving behind toxic trash by pfdietz on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @09:08AM (#24270916)

Which chemicals are those?

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Re:Solar panels are starting to die, leaving behind toxic trash by phendrenad2 on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:47PM (#24273946)

TBH I'm just taking this and various article'a word that they exist.

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Re:Solar panels are starting to die, leaving behind toxic trash by pfdietz on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @06:01PM (#24276699)

Don't be a conduit for misinformation.

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