---
title: Regional NSW races to develop solar panel recycling
description: The race is on to establish a solar panel recycling industry, with a Wagga Wagga-based company developing an innovative recycling solution.
---
[](https://www.greenpeace.org.au)
[](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy)
The Canopy is a weekday morning email newsletter provided by the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
# Regional NSW races to develop solar panel recycling
Thursday, 23 December 2021
The race is on to establish a solar panel recycling industry, with a Wagga Wagga-based company working with Deakin University to develop an innovative recycling solution to deconstruct solar panel components without cross-contamination.
Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, lead and silver, has snapped up renewable energy developer Epuron as part of its move towards exporting green hydrogen from Australia to South Korea.
The Morrison government sought to claim credit for recent falls in retail electricity prices - primarily driven down by increasing uptake of renewables - but a new assessment reveals household energy debts are increasing.
[Regional NSW at forefront of race to establish solar panel recycling industry](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-12-22/race-to-set-up-solar-panel-recycling-industry/100719910)
The race is on to establish a solar panel recycling industry with a Wagga Wagga-based company receiving a grant to establish a new recycling process together with Deakin University.
[Korea Zinc strides towards green energy exports](https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/korea-zinc-strides-towards-green-energy-exports-20211222-p59jjt)
Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, lead and silver, has taken a major stride towards exporting green hydrogen from Australia to South Korea after it snapped up renewable energy developer Epuron in a deal that will give it access to a potential 9 gigawatts of wind and solar generation.
[Households fell into deeper energy debts during Covid-19 outbreak, AER data shows](https://reneweconomy.com.au/households-fell-into-deeper-energy-debts-during-covid-19-outbreak-aer-data-shows/)
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) published its latest assessment of energy market performance, which showed electricity debts increasing as large parts of Australia were plunged into Covid-19 lockdowns in the middle of 2021.
[Climate change 'urgency' leads Launceston pastor Jeff McKinnon to go 'on strike'](https://www.inverelltimes.com.au/story/7561428/pastors-week-long-hunger-strike-ends/)
Launceston's City Baptist Church pastor Jeff McKinnon has ended his week-long hunger strike, undertaken to raise awareness about the need for a sustainable and meaningful response to climate change.
[Critics pan a plan for the Barrier Reef as bleaching threat rises](https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/critics-pan-a-plan-for-the-barrier-reef-as-bleaching-threat-rises-20211222-p59jk9.html)
The Queensland and Commonwealth governments have released a plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef in response to UNESCO’s recommendation that it be placed on an “in danger” list, but critics say the plan is undermined by both governments’ 2030 emissions-reduction targets.
[Reef](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/tag/reef), [climate change](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/tag/climate-change)
### Will you share with your friends?
[Share on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/regional-nsw-races-to-develop-solar-panel-recycling%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_term%3Dsocial%2Bshare%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [Share on Whatsapp](whatsapp://send?text=Check%20out%20this%20thing%20from%20Greenpeace!%20https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/regional-nsw-races-to-develop-solar-panel-recycling%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_term%3Dsocial%2Bshare%26utm_source%3Dwhatsapp) [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/regional-nsw-races-to-develop-solar-panel-recycling%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_term%3Dsocial%2Bshare%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/regional-nsw-races-to-develop-solar-panel-recycling%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_term%3Dsocial%2Bshare%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=)
[Go to the website](https://www.greenpeace.org.au/)
## More news
### [Hottest day on record in parts of WA as temperature reaches 50C](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/hottest-day-on-record-in-parts-of-wa-as-temperature-reaches-50c)
Towns across Western Australia have recorded some of the hottest weather ever recorded in the...
### [Rooftop solar uptake is on track for another record year](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/rooftop-solar-uptake-is-on-track-for-another-record-year)
Rooftop solar is on track for another near-record annual installation tally as households seek to...
### [The solution to the "energy crisis" is staring us in the face](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/the-solution-to-the-energy-crisis-is-staring-us-in-the-face)
As energy price shocks hit Australia, it’s plunged our newly elected government into “crisis...
Work like this is only made possible by our supporters. Greenpeace accepts NO government funding or corporate donations to remain impartial. To amplify meaningful climate activism in Australia, ***become a regular giver today.***
[Donate to Support Greenpeace](https://donate.greenpeace.org.au/)
[](https://www.greenpeace.org.au/)
Connect with us
**Call:** [1800 815 151](tel:1800815151)
Our team acknowledges that we meet and work on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We wish to pay respect to their Elders — past, present and future — and acknowledge the important role all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to play within Australia, the environmental movement and the Greenpeace crew.
© Greenpeace 2026. [Privacy Policy.](https://www.greenpeace.org.au/privacy-policy/)