Solar power has a dark side: panels are still built to be thrown away, and we risk creating a mountain of waste that locks ...

All solar panels wear out eventually. When they do, you can't just remove them and put them out with the trash. Some of the materials they may contain are considered hazardous waste, such as leachable ...

Scientists in India have proposed to use solar modules at the end of their lifecycle as a building material for low-cost small housing units. With solar module recycling currently not viable ...

SOLARCYCLE is building a huge solar recycling plant in Cedartown, Georgia, which will recycle 10 million solar panels a year. The company says it will be able to process around a quarter of all the ...