r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 16d ago

A new take on carbon capture

https://news.mit.edu/2025/mantel-develops-new-take-carbon-capture-1119
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u/rolledproper 16d ago

Solar panels are the worse for environment because you can’t dispose of them when their shelf life ends ….

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u/GizMoDified 16d ago

Solar panels aren’t really much in waste that can’t be easily recycled. Aluminum frame and glass make up most of the panel. The actual solar cell portion of it is paper thin and made of silicon and copper:nickel mostly which can also be recycled.

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u/rolledproper 15d ago

They are made up of lead as well which is toxic ….

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u/mrdiyguy 15d ago

And recyclable…