Keith Pitt the lobby group for coal within government.

[kranky al]

No! lets ignore all the land destroyed in digging up toxic rare earthed materials and toxic waste materials left over from the refining the product that ends up back in the ground. lets talk about whet happens after a solar panel has had its short life

1500Kt of solar panel waste destined for landfill in Australia by 2050 – the same weight as 28 Harbour Bridges

Is this what the Greens call ‘renewable’?

www.advanceaustralia.org.au

Tossing Old Solar Panels Into Landfill Is Greener Than Recycling Them

The conventional response to criticism of solar waste is that solar panels can simply be recycled. But is that the greenest option? Introducing "miscycling"

www.solarquotes.com.au

Lingering Legacy: Millions of Toxic Solar Panels That Can’t Be Recycled Destined for Landfills

Around the globe, millions upon millions of solar panels have reached their use by dates; they can’t be recycled, which means they’re destined for the local dump. Each panel is a veritable toxic co…

stopthesethings.com

They cant be recycled eh?

 

[Kwality]

They cant be recycled eh?

Commercially ?

Another case of recyclables piling up in warehouses ?

 

[kranky al]

Commercially ?

Another case of recyclables piling up in warehouses ?

Most of a solar panel can be reused, if governments have any sense they can just stockpile them in a part of a tip that can be accessed when its economically advantaged to do so.

How much coal / gas / petrol is recycled?

 

[Kwality]

Most of a solar panel can be reused, if governments have any sense they can just stockpile them in a part of a tip that can be accessed when its economically advantaged to do so.

The only problem is not coming clean about it & thats on the recycling industry & the regulators.
When the Chinese Sword fell, both the industry & the regulators knew about warehouses full of 'the product'/ comingled recyclables long before SKM hit the wall In Vic, Tas & SA.
Not good enough.

 

[Kwality]

Most of a solar panel can be reused, if governments have any sense they can just stockpile them in a part of a tip that can be accessed when its economically advantaged to do so.

How much coal / gas / petrol is recycled?

& plastic can be recycled too, at least in theory, if not commercially:

Australia’s backlog of soft plastic could be processed overseas before supermarket scheme is rebooted

Environment groups say strategy to restart recycling scheme does not go far enough in addressing waste problem

www.theguardian.com

This is exactly what has been happening there. Surely someone has told Ms Plibersek has quoted her a price per kilo .... I fear not.

 

[Kwality]

Keith Pitt is no longer in Government, the royalties continue to flow & support services to the taxpayers.

Queensland’s coal royalties to increase $8b this financial year: QRC

The Queensland Resources Council says the massive boost to the state’s budget, driven by a new royalty regime, will endanger future jobs and stifle the next generation of mines.

www.afr.com

'Soaring coal prices and the Palaszcuzk government’s new royalty regime are expected to deliver a budget boost of $8 billion more in coal royalties than forecast in last June’s budget, according to the Queensland Resources Council.'

As we all know Royalties are paid to the States.