> The 90% recyclable figure refers to the materials that can be used in low grade applications.
[1] says that "[the waste components] are crushed into granulates that can used to make new panels". Are new panels a "low grade application"?
> The remaining 10% are the rare earth minerals that actually make the panel work and need to be mined.
Excuse me, but what "rare earth minerals" are you talking about? There are none in solar panels, much less 10% of them. (That would be 2 kg per average panel, mind you!)
[1] says that "[the waste components] are crushed into granulates that can used to make new panels". Are new panels a "low grade application"?
> The remaining 10% are the rare earth minerals that actually make the panel work and need to be mined.
Excuse me, but what "rare earth minerals" are you talking about? There are none in solar panels, much less 10% of them. (That would be 2 kg per average panel, mind you!)
[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-solar-recycling/europes-f...