Solar Panel Recycling Could Soon Be Mandatory in Japan; Mass Disposal in 2030s Poses Environmental Threat

The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:49 JST,
September 3, 2024
The government plans to make it mandatory to recycle solar panels, it has been learned. While the number of solar panels in Japan began increasing in the late 2010s, many of them will reach the end of their useful lives in the 2030s, which could lead to their mass disposal. Given this, the governmen...
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