-Image generated by Microsoft Bing AI Update Things have changed rapidly in this space in the 12 months since the previous article was written. According to the World Economic Forum 95% of the materials in solar panels can be recovered. The technology already exists and many countries are racing to capitalise on this. See for example this YouTube clip which is a bit long to include here. However, it does need to be scaled up. Ways to Encourage Recycling The EU is already ahead on recycling because it’s policy settings demand that manufacturers take responsibility for their products once they reach the end of their useful life, just as they have done long ago with respect to packaging. Other ways to encourage this is to charge a raw material tax which would provide greater incentive for using recycled materials over new. It takes far more energy to mine and transport the original material than to use materials which have already been extracted and processed. A third opt...
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