← Back to context Comment by ForestCritter 3 days ago Solar panels are not degradable and are piling up in toxic landfills as are windmill blades. 11 comments ForestCritter Reply ben_w 2 days ago Solar panels are made of exactly the stuff needed to make solar panels. Sabinus 2 days ago The ability to recycle solar panels will only get better with time. adrianN 2 days ago Nuclear waste is not biodegradable either... defrost 2 days ago I'm not pro nuclear, but FWiW:There are bioremedition techniques used to treat contaminated sites, just as there are similar techniques for toxic metals contamination.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioremediation_of_radioactive_...https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266676572... adrianN 2 days ago The radioactive material doesn’t go away, it’s either diluted until safe or concentrated until you can bury it somewhere safe. 6 replies →
adrianN 2 days ago Nuclear waste is not biodegradable either... defrost 2 days ago I'm not pro nuclear, but FWiW:There are bioremedition techniques used to treat contaminated sites, just as there are similar techniques for toxic metals contamination.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioremediation_of_radioactive_...https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266676572... adrianN 2 days ago The radioactive material doesn’t go away, it’s either diluted until safe or concentrated until you can bury it somewhere safe. 6 replies →
defrost 2 days ago I'm not pro nuclear, but FWiW:There are bioremedition techniques used to treat contaminated sites, just as there are similar techniques for toxic metals contamination.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioremediation_of_radioactive_...https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266676572... adrianN 2 days ago The radioactive material doesn’t go away, it’s either diluted until safe or concentrated until you can bury it somewhere safe. 6 replies →
adrianN 2 days ago The radioactive material doesn’t go away, it’s either diluted until safe or concentrated until you can bury it somewhere safe. 6 replies →
Solar panels are made of exactly the stuff needed to make solar panels.
The ability to recycle solar panels will only get better with time.
Nuclear waste is not biodegradable either...
I'm not pro nuclear, but FWiW:
There are bioremedition techniques used to treat contaminated sites, just as there are similar techniques for toxic metals contamination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioremediation_of_radioactive_...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266676572...
The radioactive material doesn’t go away, it’s either diluted until safe or concentrated until you can bury it somewhere safe.
6 replies →