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Right now, Australia is home to the world’s biggest critical minerals mine – solar panels sitting on rooftops, rich with materials like copper, silicon, aluminium and rare earths. And we have the companies, that can recover 99% of the value from those panels.
We've seen it with our own eyes. We've spoken to the founders, the recycling engineers, the workers. These aren’t hypothetical technologies. These are Australian-made, shovel-ready, and capable of powering a new circular economy.
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Because there is no mandated National Solar and Battery Stewardship Scheme.
Without a scheme, we don’t have a level playing field. Responsible operators are penalised and the market gets undercut. Without a scheme, we’re sending smart energy infrastructure to landfill – wasting not only valuable materials, but the opportunity to lead a new global industry.
It’s short-sighted. It’s shameful.
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Imagine explaining to your children that we built one of the most successful solar revolutions – and then threw it all away. Literally.
Let’s not fumble the legacy of our rooftop solar success. Let’s take it further – by turning end-of-life panels and batteries into the next great Australian industrial opportunity.
Solar panels and batteries aren’t trash.
Smart Energy Council
#CircularEconomy
#solar#Energy #australia #nationalpressclub
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