It’s been five years since Canada Free Press admitted that solar panel waste is a toxic environmental nightmare, and no one had a plan. We still don’t have a plan. NH tried to get a clue in 2022, but the State Senate killed it, and now a new piece reminds us the problem can only get worse.
The challenge of recycling these discarded panels is even more daunting. Traditional recycling methods, while able to recover most of the aluminum and glass, struggle to extract and reclaim the more precious materials, like silver and copper. According to Mr. Nicolas Defrenne, over 60% of the value of solar panels is contained in just 3% of their weight. However, these materials are intertwined with other components, making them economically challenging to separate.
Never fear. The solution is here. Much the way politicians made electricity unnecessarily expensive so that renewables could try and compete, rare earth metals have become so expensive that there may be a way to make money trying to recover that 3% and recycle it back into production. The friends and family members of well-connected elites are standing by to invest just as they did in government-subsidized solar.
It will cost a lot of money, but no worries, all those costs will be passed down to consumers and ratepayers directly – in costs and charges, and indirectly – through taxes, inflation, and the higher cost of everything everywhere that result from higher energy prices.
The green in green energy continues to be cash money changing hands from yours to theirs, and the only environment they care about is the one that keeps that scheme alive.
HT | WUWT
