Massive Number of Waste PV Panels in China Raising Concerns Over High-Cost of Recycling, Environmental Pollution

Massive Number of Waste PV Panels in China Raising Concerns Over High-Cost of Recycling, Environmental Pollution
A worker installing polycrystalline silicon solar panels as a terrestrial photovoltaic power project started in Guanshui Town of Muping District on Nov. 17, 2015, in Yantai, Shandong Province, China. VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Anne Zhang
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China is facing a recycling challenge and environmental strain caused by large numbers of end-of-life solar panels after a decade of rapid photovoltaic (PV) industry expansion.

Over the years, China has been scrambling to increase its PV production and ignoring uneven adherence to technology standards. As a result, massive numbers of solar panels become out-of-service before expected, Fang Qi, an investment consultant living in the United Kingdom, told The Epoch Times on April 4.

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