Laminate pulled from a solar panel before recycling by US recycling firm Solarcycle. Image: Solarcycle.
This week, the European Council confirmed that solar module manufacturers will bear responsibility for the waste disposal and recycling of modules in the EU.
Under an amendment to its Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, the Council said that the cost for the recycling and disposal of solar modules placed on the market after 13 August 2012 rests with the producers of the products.
(The above content is reproduced from pv-tech,By Will Norman)
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