Comments on: Will Solar Panels be Part of the eWaste Problem? http://plasticless.com/2010/04/01/will-solar-panels-be-part-of-the-ewaste-problem/ Tips and strategies to help the environment by cutting back on plastic in our everyday lives. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Simple Living News Update http://plasticless.com/2010/04/01/will-solar-panels-be-part-of-the-ewaste-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 Simple Living News Update Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:02:22 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=925#comment-2254 [...] Will Solar Panels be Part of the eWaste Problem? [...] [...] Will Solar Panels be Part of the eWaste Problem? [...]

]]> By: RianneJones | Solar panels http://plasticless.com/2010/04/01/will-solar-panels-be-part-of-the-ewaste-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2252 RianneJones | Solar panels Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:40:41 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=925#comment-2252 HI....Thanks for the info,i love this part of the article.."One important consideration when calculating the environmental cost of residential solar panels is the fact that the technology can potentially replace a system that involves long distance transmission. Transmitting electricity over distance is inefficient and it uses mined metals and plastic insulation. One of the most offensive forms of environmental damage that I have ever seen involved electrical transmission lines. When I lived in a rural area of Canada I found a spot in the forest where some criminals had burned the plastic off a pile of stolen copper wiring. Copper had value as a material for recycling. Plastic doesn’t."thank you it really helps me a lot. HI….Thanks for the info,i love this part of the article..”One important consideration when calculating the environmental cost of residential solar panels is the fact that the technology can potentially replace a system that involves long distance transmission. Transmitting electricity over distance is inefficient and it uses mined metals and plastic insulation.

One of the most offensive forms of environmental damage that I have ever seen involved electrical transmission lines. When I lived in a rural area of Canada I found a spot in the forest where some criminals had burned the plastic off a pile of stolen copper wiring. Copper had value as a material for recycling. Plastic doesn’t.”thank you it really helps me a lot.

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