Businesses in Japan give 2nd life to old solar panels

According to The Asahi Shimbun, Local businesses in Okayama Prefecture, Japan are giving old solar panels another day in the sun through successfully recycling old panels and creating new ones. 
A solar industry association is touting the achievement as marking a major step toward fashioning a truly renewable energy model.
“We have proven that solar panels are recyclable,” said Takahisa Fujii, the chief director of the PV Reborn Association. “It was a first step toward our ultimate goal of extracting all materials from the old panels.”

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15055646