[RE-wrenches] solar panel recycling

[Jonathan Hill]

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> On Aug 18, 2022, at 6:03 PM, frenergy via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> Its kinda fuzzy in my head now but about a year and a half ago we delivered a pallet of old PVs to some warehouse in Reno (Sparks) on Greg St.  It was supposed to be the beginning of recycling here on the west coast and was headed up by Sam Vanderhoof and a fellow named Lamar.  Hopefully this info is still all good as I haven't contacted these folks since and can't find how to contact them.  Maybe Sam catches wind and can straighten out things here on the list.
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> Bill
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> Feather River Solar Electric            
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> On 8/17/2022 7:21 AM, Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches wrote:
>> Matt Ferrell gives a good summary of the issues:
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JqzSsStwF4 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JqzSsStwF4>
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>> Brad
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>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 5:55 AM jay via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Some asked me a question about recycling of panels and I can’t exactly find out the answer.
>> 
>> The companies here in the US that “recycle”.  
>> If I understand it right, they are:
>> 
>> 1. removing the aluminum frames
>> 
>> 2. grinding up the panels
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>> 3. removing the wires
>> 
>> Then I don’t know what happens, do they go to China for melting down or?
>> 
>> thanks in advance
>> 
>> Jay
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