Categories Burlington Financial Health Iowa Local Nature News Technology West Burlington If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste? Post author By Falcon Post date May 7, 2019 Click here: Solar panels often contain lead, cadmium, and other toxic chemicals that cannot be removed without breaking apart the entire panel. “Approximately 90% of most PV modules are made up of glass,” notes San Jose State environmental studies professor Dustin Mulvaney. “However, this glass often cannot be recycled as float glass due to impurities. Common problematic impurities in glass include plastics, lead, cadmium and antimony.” publicdomainpictures.net ← Gallup: Trump Approval Rating Ticks Up to New High. Tops Obama at same time in Presidency → There are 17,617,000 government employees and they are paid better than private sector workers.
