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Debunking The "Dirty" Solar Panels And Battery Myth (cleantechnica.com)

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Debunking The "Dirty" Solar Panels And Battery Myth::Solar panels and residential storage batteries are accused of having huge amounts of embedded carbon. The truth is quite the opposite.

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[–] mindlight@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Of course it's possible recycle aluminum covered in grease. It has to be cleaned before recycling though. Incineration is often used for getting rid of the plastic layer in soda cans and it's possible to use the same method for fat too.