France has opened Europe's first solar panel recycling plant

Jun 27, 2018

Employees work at Veolias solar panel recycling plant in Rousset, France, June 25, 2018. At the plant, photovoltaic panels are dissembled and their constituent parts such as glass, aluminium, silicon and plastics are recycled. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier - RC1AF492F800

The new plant should recycle 1,300 tonnes of solar panels this year. Image: REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

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An employee works at Veolias solar panel recycling plant in Rousset, France, June 25, 2018. At the plant, photovoltaic panels are dissembled and their constituent parts such as glass, aluminium, silicon and plastics are recycled. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier - RC131CD057E0

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