TOKYO -- Japan is reworking a proposal for solar panel recycling regulations, pivoting from plans to require that manufacturers cover the cost to telling owners they should try to recycle them and shoulder the burden.
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Japan backpedals on solar panel recycling law, eyes nonbinding guidelines
Making manufacturers bear costs hits a roadblock as many panels are from abroad
Japan anticipates a wave of aging solar panels will require disposal from the 2030s onward. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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