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40% of US electricity is now emissions-free (arstechnica.com)
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[–] random65837@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

What is toxic in solar panels?

Mainly lead and cadmium, and they can be recycled, that's not the problem, the problem is the cost of doing it vs sticking them in a landfill. Nobody wants to spend 5x to recycle something that's dead to them and can't generate income anymore, vs dumping it.