Key point: this whole concern about recycling solar panels, speaks to the basic orientation of solar industry professionals towards an environmental ethic, but also to a lot of bad actors pumping the “wave of solar junk” meme.
As the video points out, solar panels could account for as much as 80 million metric tons of material globally by 2050. Compare to 200 million tons of toxic coal waste that will accumulate in just the next few months! See my interviews with Heather Mirletz and Henry Hieslmair below.