Solar Waste In India

One must be a sea, to receive a polluted stream without becoming impure.

Pollution is something which the world stares at – with wide open eyes but bound hands. They know, this will be leading to the destined end , yet their efforts seems worthless in the context – unable to slow down the rates of pollution . There has no law yet been made regarding an strict procedure to dispose waste. With the advancement of time and technology, the types of waste have also increased.

And at present , solar e waste , a category of electronic waste, is the most common one. Currently there are no laws regarding or imposing an action, asking the solar cell companies and manufacturers to recycle or dispose waste from their sector. It has been estimated that the photovoltaic waste by India will grow up to 2 lakh tonnes by 2030 and around 1.8 million tonnes by 2050. The statistics have been provided by the Bridge to India (BTI) , an energy consultancy firm. India holds an emerging seat among nations with a leading market for the solar cells in the world. The plan is to install 100 GW solar power stations by the government and 28 GW solar power stations have already been installed all over India. Most of the PV solar cells used till now have been imported for these power stations. Looking into the science of solar cells, they are made of silica cells which are joined to make models. Indian companies and manufacturers are mainly engaged in assembling of cells and models.

These industries produce glass and aluminium which are non hazardous and other materials like polymers, metallic compounds, metals and alloys which are very dangerous for our environment as per science. According to a research, it has been found that India is poorly positioned to handle the PV waste . It lacks the policy guidelines and also there is a lack of policy framework. There is absence of even the basic recycling facilities for the laminated glass and e-waste. According to the central pollution control board, only 4% of the estimated e-waste is being recycled till now. These figures causes a great threat to our existence . Government should see to it that efficient energy production is done without compromising the laws of nature or else the race for superpower will lead to an end of humanity itself . The robust growth of the solar sector must look forward toclarification on solar waste management.