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And no plans are in place for the disposal of panels, batteries, etc after their 25 year useful life...
Lithium batteries are highly recyclable... The current rate is something like 60% recovery, and that is bound to increase over time.
Everything I’ve seen gives it a range between 25% and 96% depending on several factors. It seems like we’re still getting this all figured out and it’s early but if we can get closer to that upper limit it will make a huge difference when considering the impact of these batteries.