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Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.
by Jon Hurdle
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Making solar panel recycling more commonplace will require a mix of technological advances, economic incentives and smart policies at the state and federal levels.
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Can a new software platform achieve the goal of accelerating the circular economy?
by Joel Makower
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Joe Macleod calls himself an “endineer” and says there's a missed opportunity when companies don't think about their products' full life cycle.
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Developed to provide a blueprint for environmental action, LCAs often sow seeds of discord. What can be done to fix that?
by Karine Vann
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Across the value chain, the industry could realize $450 million in raw material recovery for new ventures and clean jobs.
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More companies are pursuing design for the environment, closed loop supply chains and equitable practices that extend to downstream communities.
by Elsa Wenzel
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As singer-songwriter Solange said, 'Do nothing without intention.'
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Eon, an IoT platform, is working with the fashion companies and retailers to minimize waste and build the infrastructure for circular business models.
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Establishing an effective circular economy will rely on keeping what works, designing out what doesn’t, and being creative to fill in the gaps.
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Eighty percent of a product’s environmental impact is decided on the design table but most apparel professionals weren't trained to design with the end-user or end-of-life of the garment in mind.
by Jade Wilting
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As the renewables market accelerates, can we find a way to make PV cells sustainable?
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Looking at washing machines, research from Sweden's Linköping University tries to solve part of the puzzle about how to shift business models to find more traction when it comes to being circular, as well as adding a social element.
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Dow is looking to lead on the circular economy — not so much on moving away from fossil fuels.
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Sponsored: Sustainability was a critical component of the innovative technologies shared at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Here are three takeaways.
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Over the past year, participation nearly doubled in the tech giant’s groundbreaking program to encourage usage of solar and wind.
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How come we tend to look at the implications of one end-of-life action but not others?
by Lise Laurin
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State governments are stepping in to create an infrastructure to recover the useful materials from the panels.
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Life-cycle assessment has traditionally been the most valued tool to assess the environmental impacts of a product across its life cycle. But measuring circularity across supply chains — and in a way that is readily accessible to companies at various stages of circularity development — requires different thinking and tools.
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It's a good sign that solar energy use is growing, but the infrastructure to sunset these cells barely exists.
by Nate Berg