There's a huge differential when it comes to processing different panel types, such as First Solar's CdTe panels (cadmium is a toxic heavy metal) versus the monocrystalline silicon panels that China is making (apparently only China has managed to scale up monocrystalline silicon, with the machines as tightly held secrets as ASML's EUV systems).
You'd think that would be a primary point of discussion in any article on solar panel waste, but no.
You'd think that would be a primary point of discussion in any article on solar panel waste, but no.