As EPA Stalls, States Are Left to Handle Solar Panel Waste

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By By Rambo TalabongOct 18, 2025, 5:00 am123 ptsTrending
A federal plan to manage the coming “solar waste tsunami” of retired panels has missed its start date, leaving states and the solar industry to patch together their own rules for retiring the panels. Fifteen states have no rules at all. By Rambo Talabong SAVANNAH, Ga.—What happens when a solar panel dies?

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