Solar PV panels are multiplying at almost virus-like speed all over the planet. That's a great thing for the transition to sustainable energy, but a massive potential problem for a catastrophically ill-prepared recycling industry. A new report from Rystad Energy says there'll be $80 billion a year in solar waste materials by 2050. But can we keep it out of the ground and back into the circular economy?

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