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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1367568)7/18/2022 9:13:54 PM
From: Winfastorlose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577439
 
My LA Times article was from this past weekend. Your article was from over two years ago. Obviously something has changed.

Sam Vanderhoof, a solar industry expert and chief executive of Recycle PV Solar, says that only 1 in 10 panels are actually recycled, according to estimates drawn from International Renewable Energy Agency data on decommissioned panels and from industry leaders.

The looming challenge over how to handle truckloads of waste, some of it contaminated, illustrates how cutting-edge environmental policy can create unforeseen problems down the road.

“The industry is supposed to be green,” Vanderhoof said. “But in reality, it’s all about the money.”