Post #1477086
2026-04-01 23:49 UTC
@Heterokromia The article has been updated.
I'm guessing the wrong units were used.
"Early government forecasts compiled from self-reported industry data have suggested up to 50 million solar panels may become waste by 2035, equating to around 1 million tonnes of waste."
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@Heterokromia@aus.social 2026-04-02 01:04
@MrAndrewD Yes, it has been 'corrected' in that the most egregious fantasy maths has been removed. Still uncorrected is the absence of context. An edit of the 'story' would yield: We throw away megatonnes of stuff. Solar panels are, and will be, a teeny-weeny part of that waste. The ABC apologises for previously publishing a beat-up that misrepresented this fact. It was meaningless drivel, propaganda, or both. We are disciplining the staff involved, and have removed their access to press releases and AI.